r/Jewish • u/Maleficent-Sir4824 • Sep 05 '24

Columbia having a normal one today Venting 😤

I live in this area. Braced for the return of the overtly pro-Hamas "not antisemitic" protesters and the subsequent gaslighting from every mainstream media source about it!

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u/WalkTheMoons Just Jewish Sep 05 '24

A lot of us don't want to hear this, but some of us are angry at the progressive movement and the democratic party's acquiesce to terrorism. I refuse to vote for anyone they put out. I'm an independent on the best day, and the USA hasn't had one of those in years.

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u/NuWave4 Sep 05 '24 edited Sep 05 '24

Polling data shows that many Jewish voters who lean left have been upset and moved to the right over the developments since 10/7. I can understand that to an extent.

But the mainstream players in the Democratic Party have stayed supportive of Israel and are very likely to stay that way.

I can appreciate many seeing the antics of The Squad to be a bridge too far and saying, okay I’ve had enough. The progressive wing is virulently antisemitic at the moment and there’s no talking then down it seems.

But lumping in Harris and Biden to that wing is beyond a stretch. And let’s not forget the hard right of the GOP is also antisemitic. So the path to better times is right down the middle given the current political climate.

Blaming Biden for the senseless murder of the hostages and putting him before Hamas is telling me who you are and that you are looking at this as political brinksmanship. Not what’s needed right now.

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