return2ozma@lemmy.world to Progressive Politics@lemmy.world · 1 day agoBernie Sanders calls war in Gaza a "genocide"www.axios.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1140arrow-down13
arrow-up1137arrow-down1external-linkBernie Sanders calls war in Gaza a "genocide"www.axios.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Progressive Politics@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squareIndustryStandard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·22 hours agoHis Jewish background and knowledge of the Holocaust makes this far worse. Bernie shall not be forgiven for this.
minus-squaresunzu2@thebrainbin.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·17 hours agoThat’s another way to look at it, no doubt. But people are tribal and it is hard to turn on what is precieved as your in group.
minus-squareIndustryStandard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 hours agoMany Jews have and were some of the loudest voices. It would have been very easy for Bernie to blend in there. Kibbutz Bernie has been a lifelong colonist and that is the cold hard reality. He supports Apartheid because he benefitted from it.
minus-squaresunzu2@thebrainbin.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 hours agoNot going to dispute that he danced around the issue trying to get benefits from sides. Liberal anti genocide votes and support of the lobby. It hurts but it is true :/
His Jewish background and knowledge of the Holocaust makes this far worse. Bernie shall not be forgiven for this.
That’s another way to look at it, no doubt.
But people are tribal and it is hard to turn on what is precieved as your in group.
Many Jews have and were some of the loudest voices. It would have been very easy for Bernie to blend in there.
Kibbutz Bernie has been a lifelong colonist and that is the cold hard reality. He supports Apartheid because he benefitted from it.
Not going to dispute that he danced around the issue trying to get benefits from sides. Liberal anti genocide votes and support of the lobby.
It hurts but it is true :/