Virginia Delegate Sam Rasoul, whose family was displaced by Israel, wrote about the ‘evils’ of Zionism, prompting a flurry of attacks from Tim Kaine, Abigail Spanberger, and other party colleagues.

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    Fwiw I read that as you apparently intended, and I think OP couldn’t allow for it and still support outrage for the “Top Democrats” complaints. Even though they apparently (sort of) agreed?

    I got the impression no one ever really engaged them on why calling people evil Zionists would ever face pushback. I got the impression that’s the case for a lot of people raised by facebook, 4chan, and the exciting apps that now essentially make up “the whole world”.

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      Yeah. A lot of times it’s pretty simplistic thinking. Anything that sounds vaguely like you’re saying that Israel isn’t evil can just get shouted down without getting engaged with, and usually people will cheer for that reaction.

      Also people don’t like to “lose” internet arguments whatever are the facts of the matter, and me being an unrepentant dickhead during the disagreement definitely doesn’t help make it easier to have the conversation. Whatever man