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electric_blue68

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77. Considering what has happened that's understandable....

Wed Jun 24, 2026, 05:02 PM

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Was your granmama in The South if she couldn't vote till her 60s? Not that there haven't been problems in The North at times, but not the overall pervasiveness of Jim & Jane Crow.

I've always had a few Big Issues including Equality.

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I will stand up for Palestinian human rights and firmly against bigotry aimed at Jews. They are the same job [View all] Nanjeanne 17 hrs ago OP

In the same vain, a persecuted Palestinian child today no different than a persecuted Jewish child during the Holocaust Chasstev365 17 hrs ago #1

K & R malaise 16 hrs ago #2

All I care about in 2026 JustAnotherGen 16 hrs ago #3

Priorities: 1) get those 30% of black men who voted for MAGA to reexamine their choices, and Ponietz 16 hrs ago #4

What about the 65% of white men who vote Republican? yardwork 16 hrs ago #6

What about what about? Ponietz 16 hrs ago #8

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They're voting for what they think is their best interests. paleotn 14 hrs ago #29

I'd like to get them to reexamine their choices Bettie 12 hrs ago #62

I think you mean 22% JustAnotherGen 15 hrs ago #15

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I think you mean 22% JustAnotherGen 15 hrs ago #16

I don't think the Democratic party has a white supremacy adjacent problem, but they do have a third party adjacent LeftInTX 13 hrs ago #51

Respectfully disagree. H2O Man 13 hrs ago #55

They are a political party with their own presidential candidates. LeftInTX 13 hrs ago #56

Yeah. H2O Man 12 hrs ago #57

They take away Democratic voters, just like the Green Party does. That's not insignificant. LeftInTX 12 hrs ago #59

If their backed candidate would have won the Democratic primary, it would have been a laughing stock. LeftInTX 12 hrs ago #60

The entire country JustAnotherGen 11 hrs ago #68

"It doesn't make a difference, so why bother?" so many ask. Beartracks 7 hrs ago #83

This white woman is voting with you. yardwork 16 hrs ago #5

As is this decrepit Irish rebel. H2O Man 14 hrs ago #40

Older white woman, Black voters, Bettie 12 hrs ago #65

Not to mention BaronChocula 8 hrs ago #81

So you have no sympathy for Latin immigrants being rounded up and deported without a trial? Unlike Trump and his MAGAts, Martin68 14 hrs ago #21

FFS. yardwork 14 hrs ago #23

I'm sorry, I was responding to JustAntherGen " All I care about in 2026 Is Black Voting Rights, Civil Rights, and Martin68 14 hrs ago #25

You know what she meant. yardwork 14 hrs ago #26

I don't understand what you mean. "All I care about..." is a very clear statement unworthy of any Democrat. Martin68 14 hrs ago #28

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Respectfully disagree. H2O Man 14 hrs ago #37

I'm a Black American before JustAnotherGen 11 hrs ago #71

Considering what has happened that's understandable.... electric_blue68 9 hrs ago #77

This is why H2O Man 13 hrs ago #50

You get me H2O Man JustAnotherGen 11 hrs ago #72

Understandable and acceptable. I feel the same way about KPN 11 hrs ago #67

I hear the pain echoing in your message... slightlv 7 hrs ago #82

DURec leftstreet 16 hrs ago #7

That is the healthy thoughtful attitude. harumph 16 hrs ago #9

Israel has a way with dividing Americans. Was ever thus. twodogsbarking 15 hrs ago #10

Well said! MaryMagdaline 15 hrs ago #11

Stand against violence......period! BeneteauBum 15 hrs ago #12

Good statement. David__77 15 hrs ago #13

K & R Celerity 15 hrs ago #14

I don't think Anti-Zionism is allowed on DU Johnny2X2X 15 hrs ago #17

Sometimes it's like watching a klan rally Sympthsical 14 hrs ago #24

and we're supposed to b the smart party. mopinko 14 hrs ago #32

I disagree Johnny2X2X 14 hrs ago #34

There are many Israeli Jewish scholars like Bartov and Levy who do not believe in Zionism for reasons Nanjeanne 14 hrs ago #38

Destiny/Ethan Kline fans & those who have a cynical view on nuance definitely don't want to hear from anti Israeli Jews SunImp 11 hrs ago #69

Or the irony of (Ultra Orthodox) Haredim being anti or non-Zionist Ponietz 10 hrs ago #73

I'm honestly confused by this Mossfern 8 hrs ago #79

I'll post their debate and the transcript since it's very nuanced. No they don't believe Israel shouldnt exist. It does. Nanjeanne 8 hrs ago #80

There's not Sympthsical 14 hrs ago #39

Sorry, but there is Violet_Crumble 4 hrs ago #86

It's simple Sympthsical 4 hrs ago #87

Could you answer the question I asked you? Violet_Crumble 3 hrs ago #89

Except it's not just Likud anymore iemanja 3 hrs ago #88

Yep, they are taught to hate, and that hate is also encouraged by the US Violet_Crumble 1 hr ago #90

it is in my mind, but mopinko 14 hrs ago #31

It's also in the wrong forum Johnny2X2X 14 hrs ago #35

the rule used to b that it was allowed in gd when there was a significant news story. mopinko 14 hrs ago #46

Yeah Johnny2X2X 13 hrs ago #49

I don't think that it is against the terms of use muriel_volestrangler 14 hrs ago #36

words mean things. mopinko 14 hrs ago #47

No, it doesn't just mean that muriel_volestrangler 13 hrs ago #54

I dont see anything in the TOS saying that . Eko 10 hrs ago #74

Look up Yitzhak Rabin and Yeshayahu Leibowitz Blue Full Moon 15 hrs ago #18

You can't critciize Israel and not be anti-semetic? That's pure bullshit. patphil 14 hrs ago #19

Lander says in the video "You can criticize Israel and not be anti-Semitic". chowder66 14 hrs ago #27

This post seems to be inconsistent with it's subject line NoRethugFriends 14 hrs ago #33

Words are easy to say but do actions match the words sarisataka 14 hrs ago #41

I will also stand up against brutal dictators like Netanyahu and criminal oligarchs like Elon Musk and Larry Ellison. Initech 14 hrs ago #42

Sorry about that, I mis-read the post, but my comments are still correct. patphil 12 hrs ago #61

Food enid602 14 hrs ago #43

they're eating now. mopinko 13 hrs ago #52

Aid enid602 12 hrs ago #58

Sadly, facts don't seem to matter. AloeVera 12 hrs ago #63

Those are the disproven, gaslighting talking points of lying war-monger Netanyahu. AloeVera 10 hrs ago #75

Very well said PatSeg 14 hrs ago #44

I am for the human rights of any Palestinian... gulliver 14 hrs ago #45

You seem to contradict yourself as well as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which btw has no such caveats. AloeVera 12 hrs ago #66

True, I'll add a line to be clear. gulliver 11 hrs ago #70

Since you don't seem to know what a supremacist is.. AloeVera 10 hrs ago #76

Brad Lander's interview w/ Antonia Hilton was excellent. yellow dahlia 13 hrs ago #48

Kick MustLoveBeagles 13 hrs ago #53

Hear hear! KPN 12 hrs ago #64

I'm uniformly indifferent to all religions MineralMan 9 hrs ago #78

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