return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 days agoDemocrats vote down resolution calling for arms embargo on Israel, recognizing Palestinian statewww.timesofisrael.comexternal-linkmessage-square109fedilinkarrow-up1435arrow-down118cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1417arrow-down1external-linkDemocrats vote down resolution calling for arms embargo on Israel, recognizing Palestinian statewww.timesofisrael.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square109fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareViatorOmnium@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down2·edit-21 day agoOK, let’s break this down. a) Democrats are not in control b) They didn’t signal support for a two state solution, even when there were 0 real costs because they are not in control c) there’s 0 reason to believe they would have voted differently if they were in control ergo, this is very relevant, even if Republicans are worse. Most incumbent Democrats need to be primaried out.
OK, let’s break this down.
a) Democrats are not in control
b) They didn’t signal support for a two state solution, even when there were 0 real costs because they are not in control
c) there’s 0 reason to believe they would have voted differently if they were in control
ergo, this is very relevant, even if Republicans are worse.
Most incumbent Democrats need to be primaried out.