Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Anti-Israel Protests Bothers Politicians More Than Images Of Dead Palestinians!

Protesters bother American lawmakers more than children being killed by Israel.

Sometimes you loose faith in American democracy. We are clearly on the down slide of American democracy. The U.S. Congress and President Joe Biden are no better than former president Donald J. Trump when he was in power. 

Democratic backsliding occurs when essential components of democracy are threatened. 

Examples of democratic backsliding include:

  • Free and fair elections are degraded;
  • Liberal rights of freedom of speech, press and association decline, impairing the ability of the political opposition to challenge the government, hold it to account, and propose alternatives to the current regime;
  • The rule of law (i.e., judicial and bureaucratic restraints on the government) is weakened, such as when the independence of the judiciary is threatened, or when civil service tenure protections are weakened or eliminated.
  • An over-emphasis on national security as response to acts of terrorism or perceived antagonists.

The 46th President of the United States has broke his promise on "saving the soul of the nation."

I am reminded that protests after the death of George Floyd drove opposition to Trump.

Trump ignored the calls and paid the price.

Deja vu.

Republicans and Democrats are united in their opposition of anti-Israel protests on American colleges and universities.

With the approval of AIPAC and the state of Israel, Congress has:

1. Forcing TikTok to divest from ByteDance or face a ban in the U.S.

2. Advocated the arrest, the suspension, the termination of students, staff and media figures for protesting.

3. Drafted bills to define criticism of Israel as antisemitic and are working to push for fines and jail time.

4. Working to sanction the International Criminal Court and its prosecutors from issuing arrest warrant to top Israeli leaders.

5. Continue to give Israel billions in taxpayer money without any conditions.

6. Refuse to have a formal investigation into the deaths of Americans killed by Israel.

7. Support retaliation towards Yemen, Syria, Iran and Iraq despite Israel launching illegal airstrikes.

8. Refuses to sanction Israel for illegal settlements, killing of journalists and other atrocities.

9. Voted to block funding to UNRWA and WHO because of allegations made by Israeli propaganda.

To make this clear, it doesn't matter anymore who the fucking president is. Biden, Trump and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. are backing Israel over the world. They are so out of touch with reality.

Holding Biden accountable for his actions doesn't mean a lockstep vote and support.

I. Am. Calling. Him. Out. 

Biden is an advocate of war and genocide. He is tone deaf and unfortunately a lost cause.

What pisses me off is our lawmakers are calling protesters "Hamas supporters" to paint peaceful protests as an act of "terrorism."

The protests were driven by outside agitators who instigated violence toward protesters.

Pro Israel supporters are literally trying to incite violence. No one in Congress condemned the former IDF soliders who were students using "skunk" on protesters earlier this year. That sparked the Columbia protests in the first place. 

The students did get punished but ended up suing for reinstatement.

See these Americans are more upset over peaceful protests than a foreign country committing acts of genocide. Israel and many of its supporters have labeled the protests antisemitic, and say they pose a threat to the safety of Jewish students. Some have pointed to videos of protesters outside Columbia's gates who were caught on camera making antisemitic remarks, but the student protesters—some of whom are Jewish—have said those individuals do not represent them and that their movement is peaceful.

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