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minus-squarecowfodder@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up30·17 hours agoThere’s a huge Jewish population in NYC, and many mistakenly assume that all of them support what Israel is doing. To a lot of people Judaism=Zionism.
minus-squareZak@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up25·17 hours agoEven if that assumption were correct, the mayor of NYC cannot meaningfully aid or hinder Israel’s actions. A politician’s position on an issue far outside the scope of the office they’re seeking doesn’t usually influence my vote.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·17 hours agoThe oligarchs can’t win on the merits of their policies, so they desperately resort to identity politics to try to divide us.
minus-squareRevan343@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5·13 hours ago A politician’s position on an issue far outside the scope of the office they’re seeking doesn’t usually influence my vote You’re probably the minority on that
minus-squareLibertyLizard@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·16 hours agoThere might be some things the mayor could do, like joining boycotts, etc. Certainly he can stop or interfere with the crackdown on pro-palestinian dissent in the city which has been extreme under Adams and Trump.
There’s a huge Jewish population in NYC, and many mistakenly assume that all of them support what Israel is doing. To a lot of people Judaism=Zionism.
Even if that assumption were correct, the mayor of NYC cannot meaningfully aid or hinder Israel’s actions. A politician’s position on an issue far outside the scope of the office they’re seeking doesn’t usually influence my vote.
The oligarchs can’t win on the merits of their policies, so they desperately resort to identity politics to try to divide us.
You’re probably the minority on that
That would be interesting to find out.
There might be some things the mayor could do, like joining boycotts, etc.
Certainly he can stop or interfere with the crackdown on pro-palestinian dissent in the city which has been extreme under Adams and Trump.