this post was submitted on 15 Oct 2025
234 points (81.5% liked)

Progressive Politics

3383 readers
1256 users here now

Welcome to Progressive Politics! A place for news updates and political discussion from a left perspective. Conservatives and centrists are welcome just try and keep it civil :)

(Sidebar still a work in progress post recommendations if you have them such as reading lists)

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
(page 2) 50 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] mlg@lemmy.world 35 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I always thought AIPAC bribes were kinda cheap, but then when you compare it to other lobbying groups and even bribes for spies, that's just an excellent deal on Israel's part.

They can literally buy almost any politician, and they'll defend Israel to the death even after the stakes have dropped to zero. She's not running for 2028, has practically nothing to lose except money, but still defends probably one of the worst Democratic campaigns for decades.

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 38 points 3 days ago
[–] maxxadrenaline@lemmy.world 19 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

To say "we have trump because of you"... trump is trying to create an apocalypse on earth and kamala is the villain.

[–] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 29 points 3 days ago (40 children)

What’s your issue? Nothing about the statement is inaccurate. Though it is missing a lot of context, such as it was Clinton who ordered the pied piper strategy to elevate Trump to the nomination, so she shares a lot of the blame.

load more comments (40 replies)
[–] sploosh@lemmy.world 22 points 3 days ago

We should never stop holding leaders responsible for their actions.

[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 33 points 3 days ago (5 children)

I hope the cultists won't come here defending her

load more comments (5 replies)
[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago (13 children)

She is absolutely right wing, but I don’t think she has ever had enough authority to be a war criminal.

[–] redhilsha@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 days ago

Anyone who is not an American Liberal knows she's right a right-winger. Moreover - no top of that. If we're into semantics, she's also a genocide supporter. Joe Biden is the war criminal.

The US vice-president, second in command, who presides over the US senate and cannot be dismissed by the president has not enough authority???

load more comments (11 replies)
[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 31 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Apparently is so funny for Kamala that Hind Rajab was shot

[–] MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@fedia.io 32 points 3 days ago (5 children)

First off, I want to be clear that I’m not making excuses for Kamala. This is more of a tangent, but people should know that even though it seems weird, smiling is a natural stress response for some folks.

The instance that is seared into my memory is when I got the phone call that there was an earthquake in the country where my sibling was staying and we hadn’t yet heard from her (she ended up being ok). No matter how tried to fight it, my face couldn’t help but twist into a grin. It kinda fucked me up. Like: “What is my body trying to tell me?” “Do I subconsciously want them to die?” It was only years later that I found out that this is normal. Looking back, I think it especially sucks for kids who can’t help it, can’t explain it, and get the “Do you think this is funny!” treatment.

Anyway, if you find yourself or someone else in a similar situation, please don’t judge too harshly.

load more comments (5 replies)
load more comments
view more: ‹ prev next ›