Biden’s Gaza Policy Could Create a Replay of Chicago ’68
prospect.org
Unconditional aid to Israel could prompt a clash of demonstrators and cops at this summer’s convention, boosting Trump’s prospects.
      • proper@lemmy.world
        92·
        7 months ago

        I thought it was another uninspired, malicious, and willfully deceptive tripe piece. Designed to divide the democratic vote as part of a larger attempt to narrow the margins between D and R. which all result in a benefit to gop when their mail-in ballot lawsuits, installed electors, state ballot candidate omissions, and “steal conspiracy 2.0” rhetoric ramps up.

    • Deceptichum@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      137·
      7 months ago

      Trump is their greatest tool, they can do nothing and point to him saying “You’ll get that if you don’t support us”.

      They need him to be a threat and have a chance of winning for that to continue.

      • aaa999@lemmy.world
        3·
        7 months ago

        It’s incredible to me that the usual peepanists from readtheory.ml will say this and then when you respond “so you’re with me on deleting trump as hard as possible from political viability to take that tool away from the democrats” they will be like “no”

    • nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      2·
      7 months ago

      Trump is to the Democrats as the Border is to Republicans, or as Hamas is to Bibi. A good boogeyman that secures your power without having to change anything.

  • Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social
    3·
    7 months ago

    As much as I’d enjoy it, I don’t think it’ll be like Chicago in 68. First, people aren’t being drafted to go fight in Israel, so there’s not an existential threat to the people who would be protesting. Second, this isn’t a contested primary, and we didn’t have a popular anti-war candidate assassinated prior to the convention.

  • OldWoodFrame
    31·
    7 months ago

    Hahaha. Zero chance.

    You don’t know the difference between being 13 years into a direct war with drafted American soldiers dying frequently, vs the US supporting an ally who is taking military action?

    I’m sure there will be a protest if things aren’t resolved by then but what a huge lack of historical knowledge it takes to make this claim.

  • Armen12English
    21·
    7 months ago

    Then maybe Biden should actually start caring about Palestinians suffering. It’s insane how much mass killing our “ally” has gotten away with and yet we won’t even so much as stop them from butchering children