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brooklynite

(94,595 posts) Thu Mar 28, 2024, 11:04 PM Mar 28

I'd like to thank all the Gaza protesters... [View all]

…who apparently contributed $5-10,000 to the Biden-Harris campaign to buy tickets for the “Three Presidents” event so they could interrupt President Biden talking about Israel-Gaza to rant incoherently..

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I'd like to thank all the Gaza protesters... [View all] brooklynite Mar 28 OP

Be interesting to see just where that money came from. Republican or Russian ratfucking attempt? Lancero Mar 28 #1

Putin-loving, Uyghur-genocide-denying, maoist billionaire tech bro Neville Roy Singham lapucelle Mar 29 #11

+1 dalton99a Mar 29 #14

+1 betsuni Mar 29 #15

Mahalo for the Receipts, Lapucelle! Cha Mar 29 #70

Wow, that's the real story. "Anti-Biden" "anti-Israel" Nixie Mar 30 #116

Always seems that there are a faction of people who cannot continence Democratic policy because it's not left enough, OAITW r.2.0 Mar 28 #2

At the risk of being piled on... Think. Again. Mar 29 #3

The Pro-Gaza protest movement is not part of the "intra-Party". brooklynite Mar 29 #4

I do not know (and I doubt you do)... Think. Again. Mar 29 #5

Left-leaning does not equale to pro-Democratic brooklynite Mar 29 #6

You probably do know... Think. Again. Mar 29 #7

We're never going to get the votes from those who like to shout others down. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 29 #8

Probably not a good strategy either. Think. Again. Mar 29 #9

Not just about being seen SocialDemocrat61 Mar 29 #10

But then, far left voices never supported Democrats meow2u3 Mar 29 #18

That's an interesting take on things... Think. Again. Mar 29 #20

Far left types are anti democratic. These shitty people support the Houthis that are starving their own people JI7 Mar 29 #21

These folks are not "left". They're performative asshats who plopped their butts down lapucelle Mar 30 #117

Strong DU Rec. yardwork Mar 29 #13

At risk of H2O Man Mar 29 #45

Pro-Yemen "protestors" support a right wing theocracy engaged in ethnic cleansing. lapucelle Mar 29 #22

Interesting.... Think. Again. Mar 29 #23

Netanyahu doesn't call to remove Muslims from Israel JI7 Mar 29 #25

That's true, he has never spoken out loud about that. Think. Again. Mar 29 #28

He has never done anything to force them out the way all the Muslim nations did with the Jews JI7 Mar 29 #33

What are you talking about? There are 1,900,000 Palestinian citizens of Israel. lapucelle Mar 29 #31

... Think. Again. Mar 29 #35

So you concede that the protestors have nothing to do with a "left leaning mindset". lapucelle Mar 29 #43

Wow, are you having 2 conversations at once? Think. Again. Mar 29 #47

Sorry, that doesn't work on me. lapucelle Mar 29 #61

Yeah, the "Deflection" isn't WORKING. Cha Mar 29 #75

They have their own presidential candidate from the Party of Socialism and Liberation LeftInTX Mar 29 #50

i didn't realize that those protesters were actually.... Think. Again. Mar 29 #54

At Biden events? LeftInTX Mar 29 #56

But you just said they were all from a different political party. Think. Again. Mar 29 #58

They infiltrate Democratic party events too. They're sneaky. LeftInTX Mar 29 #60

Well then they aren't really a threat to Biden... Think. Again. Mar 29 #63

They are though. They get Democrats to turn against Biden. LeftInTX Mar 29 #71

I guess the same argument could be made about republicans. Think. Again. Mar 29 #74

That is a false statement. Voltaire2 Mar 30 #112

Please feel free to suggest that to the anti-Biden protesters. yardwork Mar 29 #12

I don't know or speak to any.... Think. Again. Mar 29 #16

Wait...what? The anti-Biden, anti-Israel, pro-Yemen protestors are Democrats? lapucelle Mar 29 #17

I don't know who else they protest... Think. Again. Mar 29 #19

They also protest AOC. lapucelle Mar 29 #27

I've seen plenty of AOC (and Progressives in general) smearing... Think. Again. Mar 29 #29

Where? AZSkiffyGeek Mar 29 #37

Here, on DU. Think. Again. Mar 29 #40

Nope AZSkiffyGeek Mar 29 #42

No one here has ever called AOC a "genocide booster". lapucelle Mar 29 #38

Rec! Cha Mar 29 #76

"I know a lot of people here on DU are against both the left the right" -- what does that mean? betsuni Mar 29 #30

That I have read different posts from the same posters.... Think. Again. Mar 29 #32

As this is a forum for supporters of the Democratic Party, any baseless accusations against betsuni Mar 30 #111

Apparently, it doesn't pay as well... AmericanMan1958 Mar 30 #104

These people don't want cooling lmao All Mixed Up Mar 29 #24

I wasn't defending them.... Think. Again. Mar 29 #26

These are not our friends. Your continued defending of them is weird. All Mixed Up Mar 29 #34

How can I continue to defend them when I never started? Think. Again. Mar 29 #36

Keep defending them. All Mixed Up Mar 29 #39

I've never said anything critical about you either... Think. Again. Mar 29 #41

If a post was specifically attacking me and you said what you said the exact same way? Yes. All Mixed Up Mar 29 #44

I don't think you read, or understood, my post. Think. Again. Mar 29 #48

I did. You don't think we should criticize those who attack Biden supporters on the streets. All Mixed Up Mar 29 #51

My post didn't say that... Think. Again. Mar 29 #57

There was nothing divisive about the OP's post. All Mixed Up Mar 29 #85

I think you might be mixing up what the OP says and my posts say, with something else. Think. Again. Mar 29 #86

Think.Again. All Mixed Up Mar 29 #88

First... Think. Again. Mar 29 #89

Nothing divisive about calling out protesters who call Biden Genocide Joe... All Mixed Up Mar 29 #92

You're getting abusive to me at this point. Think. Again. Mar 29 #94

No one is forcing you to reply. All Mixed Up Mar 29 #95

So they get to assault people and the goddamn cops just stand there watching?!? SoFlaBro Mar 30 #102

I know. It's insane. All Mixed Up Mar 30 #110

I, for one, will not "cool" sarisataka Mar 29 #46

Okay, but I was suggesting we "cool" our rhetoric toward anti-war protesters. Think. Again. Mar 29 #49

When did anti-war protests become a bad thing? Big Blue Marble Mar 29 #52

When they are staged by candidates in other political parties LeftInTX Mar 29 #59

I remember my 2004 County Democratic caucus was crashed by the Lyndon LaRouche clowns Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 29 #62

Your agreement contradicts the First Amendment. . Big Blue Marble Mar 29 #91

The purpose of Democratic Underground is to support and elect Democrats LeftInTX Mar 30 #96

I support the Constitution Big Blue Marble Mar 30 #101

When did endless ranting rather than dialogue become a good thing? brooklynite Mar 30 #98

As I recall there was not any dialogue at the '68 protests Big Blue Marble Mar 30 #99

It turns many many people away from their cause. At first I was willing to listen, now, I am not. SoFlaBro Mar 30 #103

When you listened, what exactly did you hear? Big Blue Marble Mar 30 #107

I heard about oppression and pain and struggle. Then I heard about black women being assaulted and the N-word. SoFlaBro Mar 30 #109

1968 for one. tirebiter Mar 30 #105

Actually, the anti-war protests of the 60' changed changed history Big Blue Marble Mar 30 #108

If the antiwar protestors are not any of the things I listed sarisataka Mar 29 #53

They're not "anti-war protestors". They're pro-Houthi, anti-AOC, anti-Biden protestors. lapucelle Mar 29 #64

The OP I responded to says... Think. Again. Mar 29 #66

You were not responding to the OP. lapucelle Mar 29 #67

you do realize that responses are directly... Think. Again. Mar 29 #68

Indeed I am. lapucelle Mar 29 #69

I consider your attempt to take a response of mine to another post...... Think. Again. Mar 29 #73

Sorry, that's not going to work. lapucelle Mar 29 #78

No.. The fucking Protesters Need to "Cool theirr Rhetoric" Cha Mar 29 #77

As you probably know... Think. Again. Mar 29 #79

Fuck All the GD "protesters". Cha Mar 29 #80

If the Democratic party presents itself as anti-protester... Think. Again. Mar 29 #82

Fucking Evil Protesters Attacking Jewish Students Cha Mar 29 #83

they aren't Democrats so they are fair game MistakenLamb Mar 30 #113

I believe there are quite a few voting Democrats that oppose the situation in Gaza. Think. Again. Mar 30 #114

and they aren't the ones using anti semitic slurs and wishing Trump back into power like these pro Hamas supporters are MistakenLamb Mar 30 #115

Where would they get that kind of money? shrike3 Mar 29 #55

From Neville Roy Singham and Jodie Evans. lapucelle Mar 29 #65

Aha. Knew there had to be money behind this. Thanks. shrike3 Mar 29 #81

Speaker Emerita Pelosi has their number. lapucelle Mar 29 #84

They can keep their shitty money. 5 or 10k doesn't TheKentuckian Mar 29 #72

Over half of Americans now oppose Deminpenn Mar 29 #87

Barely over half Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 29 #90

The recent Gallop Poll tallied 65% Big Blue Marble Mar 29 #93

Nope, Biden just sent over billions of dollars of weapons yesterday. LeftInTX Mar 30 #97

Don't thank them... Beast From Venus Mar 30 #100

What are you talking about? SoFlaBro Mar 30 #106