• SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works
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    4 months ago

    A lobby heavily aligned with the interests of a foreign power being capable of dropping by and dumping tons of money in order to place politicians loyal to their agenda in positions of power is not a sign of a healthy democracy.

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    4 months ago

    AIPAC solidifies that they own America.

    This was a signal to every politician thinking of dissenting from Israel

  • Queue@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    “Fine, if you’re not going to vote Biden, at least vote down ballot. Primaries and local offices are the next wave of politicians.”

    [Funds into primaries to remove progressives from office, backs conservatives because of “electability”.]

    “Oh uh, sorry. By the way this is you, the pleb’s fault, not the rich we gladly accept. Maybe next year we won’t pull the football out of the way when someone pays us to?”

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      Sorry, the rest of us need to stick our heads in the sand if Trump and Russia are not involved. You know how unions work… well I don’t, I’m from the US.

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    Remind me why it’s legal for a foreign government to fund election campaigns in the U.S. against it’s critics? When mbs ordered the killing of Jamaal Kashogi, and people were outraged, did we let him pay for the election campaign of his critics opponent? Who’s Saudi Arabia’s candidate in congress this year? how about China’s? Russia’s?

    Remember when Bernie almost won and only took transparent, U.S. based small money donations? Remember what it was like to have a candidate that you actually trusted?

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      Remind me why it’s legal for a foreign government to fund election campaigns in the U.S. against it’s critics?

      Because in this case there are people that will call you antisemitic for even noticing that it’s happening.

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    This race was closer than I thought. He lost 45k to 40k. Yeah it’s still a sizable margin, but I was thinking it’d be by 10-15k votes.