Cory Booker Demands that congress fund Israel in Wake of Attacks from Palestine

[–] axont@hexbear.net 33 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Booker is a bloodthirsty murderer. I feel sick when I see liberals praising his pointless grandstanding. He's been a sneering Zionist scumbag his whole career.

Liberals are trying to play some kind of critical support angle with their favorite Democrats, but what they're trying (and failing) to criticize is literal genocide. There is no "you gotta hand it to them." They're demons in the flesh. They're irredeemable. No amount of liberal hand-wringing and "how dare you" will revive Palestinian women and children.

Liberals. Please demand something better than the bare minimum. The bare minimum here is not committing genocide.

[–] MarxMadness@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 2 months ago

Can't wait for libs in 2028 to start demanding votes for Booker, Josh Shapiro, or other Zionists, and we have to have this argument all over again.

Can't wait for them to drop "but that was four years ago!" as if the worst crime people can do to one another just washes away in the time it takes to get a bachelor's degree.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 29 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Inconvenient truth downvoters are weapons-grade liberalism.

[+] The_Caretaker@lemm.ee 27 points 2 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

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[–] Coldcell@sh.itjust.works -5 points 2 months ago (3 children)

You really showed people how to make a difference now that... Trump is in?

[–] teagrrl@lemmy.ml 17 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Ignore for a second that voting does not actually makes a difference in U.S. foreign policy.

Every third party anti-genocide protest voter changing their vote for Harris in every battleground state is not enough to make up for the margins Harris lost by. But keep believing in the narrative that somehow it's the left's fault and not the goofy ass campaign decisions and Biden clinging to power until the 11th hour.

She was always doomed.

[–] FatCrab@lemmy.one -4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I don't think it makes sense to keep up with this "look what you idiots did" garbage i see so often because, as you said, it isn't a guarantee that it would made a difference, unsolicitedly gloating at someone that their poor decision has lead to increased misery is gross and counterproductive, and it inherently reduces the ultimate culpability on Republican voters that did in fact directly vote for this and should all be held to account. That said, there is a good chance that between abstentions, third party protest votes, and the distribution of both across the critical EC votes, the movement may have tipped the scales--but there is really no way to know either way.

[–] teagrrl@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm not the one that keeps attempting to punch left and blame leftists for liberal failures. It is only liberal Harris defenders that continually bring this up. But let's fact check this.

The data shows that you cannot blame third party voters for the failures to garner enough voters to beat Donald Trump. Even if you convinced every single third party voter it still wouldn't be enough. There's no way count abstentions, but you have no proof to make the claim. Liberals need to stop making the claim and lying.

[–] FatCrab@lemmy.one -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Are you replying to the wrong post? You are effectively agreeing with me but just wrapping it up in a shitty unnecessarily aggro tone?

[–] teagrrl@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No I am not replying to the wrong post. I am being aggressive towards the gaslighting that liberals are not to blame for their own failures. I cited the best data we have available to us and it points to the narrative that third party voters did not hand republicans the election like liberals like to claim in order to deflect all blame away from themselves. It's an undefendable position because it is one not grounded in reality.

[–] FatCrab@lemmy.one -4 points 2 months ago

Yea, ok. Just gonna block and move on. Another hyper aggro .ml just doing the same bullshit as libs on the flipside of the same shitsucking coin. Have the life and day you deserve!

[–] thisnameisnottolong@aussie.zone 16 points 2 months ago (24 children)

LoL, you think their vote either way is how they would make a difference. I too would not vote for anyone who is pro-genocide. What a shit voting system. Democracy my arse.

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[–] m532@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 2 months ago

Trump and musk are destroying the empire

[–] Kumikommunism@hexbear.net 24 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

When a Democrat admits to "mistakes" in their past, it's always something like advocating for the mass-murder of brown children, and you can rest assured that they will not miss the next chance to advocate for the same thing again.

Edit: Oh, actually, he devoted part of this rant to being pro-genocide. Nevermind, as usual, Dems are even worse than you can imagine.

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

Never forget when Corey Booker fillibusterred for 1.5 years since October 2023.

[–] TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 months ago

There we go

[+] easily3667@lemmus.org 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

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[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago

If only he would've had a heart attack during his pathetic show

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

We need a nickname for him.

How about 'Bloody Hands' Booker?

[–] MarxMadness@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 months ago

Gory Booker

[+] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

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[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 17 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Liberals really should learn that history didn't start on October 7th before they start throwing tantrums like this.

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[–] GnuLinuxDude@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 months ago

how come he didn't publish a statement before oct7 2023 where he said palestinians should be free from occupation?

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com -1 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I think thisbis from 2023? Wonder if he stills feels that way.

[–] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

He declared his fealty to Israel and his support for the genocide during his “filibuster.”

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 6 points 2 months ago

Wow well that settles it

[–] Kumikommunism@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

He literally said as much in his recent publicity stunt. Don't really need to wonder.

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 4 points 2 months ago

Well then

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Cory Booker voted against Bernie's resolution to stop sending 2.000 pound bombs Israel yesterday. So the answer is a resounding 'yes'.

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Im super curious wtf Isreal has on everyone.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 1 points 2 months ago

Would be nice if we saw that during his speech maybe someone with some mild editing skills can do it.

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