• Sanctus@lemmy.world
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    She’s taken AIPAC money, she’s drank the koolaid. She can’t go back now. Most of them have, we saw what happened to most of those who didn’t. Our politicians are all bought and paid for, dont ever forget that and let’s get rid of FPTP so we the people can end this corruption. And if that doesnt work, well, you’ll find me ravenous outside of Citizens United.

    Edit: go ahead and downvote but at least look with your fucken eyeballs. AIPAC didn’t blow hundreds of millions on our elections because they dont matter. Theres a purpose there.

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      Its also that as Vice President she’s a member of the United States Cabinet and United States National Security Council. Who do you think has been making the policy in Bidens administration?

      Anyone that convinced themselves she would 180 on her own national security decisions has been delusional.

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        She was never going to flip. This isn’t about her flipping. Its about the fact nearly all of our leadership will support Gaza being flattened, and the Palestinians being eradicated.

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          She was never going to flip.

          Yeah, genocide support is a bedrock principle, unlike things she has flipped on, like M4A and banning fracking.

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            Thats the shit I really hate. Its got me questioning what we’re really getting here and once a-fucking-gain I feel like I dont truly have a choice.

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          Write to and call your representative. That’s how politicians know you’re upset.

          Has anyone here done either of those things?

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            My rep is a maga chud, thanks to the party pulling funding from her opponent because they would rather have a maga chud than a progressive in any given seat.

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              So your answer is no then? Representatives don’t get as much contact as you think. Apply pressure wherever and whenever you can, even if that legislator does nothing in the years to come, every person applying pressure moves the needle. Doing nothing does nothing. Legislators like to keep their jobs and will suddenly have a change of heart if they feel their job is threatened. That takes hundreds of people in each district making their dissatisfaction known. Be the change you wish to see.

              Parties pull funding when it’s clear there is no path to victory, so they can ensure victory elsewhere. That’s not them “rather have a maga chud” that’s strategic. You would be just as angry if they wasted money on a loss. I’ve seen your views all over lemmy, whatever narrative says the party did wrong, that’s the narrative you’ll take. Volunteer for the next candidate that runs, prove to the party that they have support and maybe funding will actually stick around. You’re an open book, no action, all anger.

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                So your answer is no then?

                You want me to waste my time telling a MAGA chud to stop supporting genocide?

                Well, it’s about as likely as convincing a lemmy centrist to stop supporting genocide, and I already try to do that. Gonna call today.

                Parties pull funding when it’s clear there is no path to victory, so they can ensure victory elsewhere. That’s not them “rather have a maga chud” that’s strategic.

                That would be convincing if they hadn’t spent money buying ads for maga candidates during that same election cycle.

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            I can’t provide the millions in campaign dollars that CUFI and AIPAC give to my reps. Money controls politics and most of the money is pro-genocide

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      The US is an Oligarchy in everything but name, so of course…