^Alt text for screen readers: Most voters want a ceasefire, but hardly anyone in Congress supports one. This chart shows the percent in favor of a ceasefire in Gaza. Among Democratic voters, 80 percent; House Democrats, 8 percent. Republican voters, 56 percent; House Republicans, 0 percent. All voters, 66 percent; all House members, 4 percent. Data comes from House Resolution 786 and an October 20, 2023 poll from Data for Progress. More at stephensemler.substack.com.

  • gregorumEnglish
    8·
    8 months ago

    Most of us learned our lesson. Some of us didn’t. Clearly our politicians fall into the latter group.

    And let them call us hypocrites because it’s true. Let’s just admit it and move on instead of making the same mistake again. 

    • Square Singer@feddit.de
      9·
      8 months ago

      There’s a saying in German: “Konsequenz heißt auch Holzwege zu Ende gehen”.

      Loosely translated, that means something like “Being consistent means also walking the wrong paths to the end”.

      • gregorumEnglish
        2·
        8 months ago

        I’ve actually heard that one before. That’s a good one.