https://xcancel.com/zei_squirrel/status/1977911633100865883

For the liberals who think it it doesn’t matter he claims Israeli captives are being tortured while not even mentioning the same for the Palestinians in extermination camps: your medicare won’t matter to him either. Stop torturing billionaires.

Palestine is the ultimate litmus test.

  • cosecantphi [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
    26·
    11 hours ago

    I can’t help but wonder whether this guy has just been a cynical liar from the start, if all the Democratic operatives running his general election campaign are just exceptionally good at performing rapid brainworm installations, or if the CIA simply took him into a room and explained what they’d do to him and his family if he doesn’t toe the line.

    That last one is particularly scary because I had the same thought when Bernie actually somehow got worse on Palestine than he was during his 2020 campaign. That was despite him having no intention of running for president again and also having the safest senate seat in this country. What was he afraid of?

    Like maybe every left leaning politician in this country receives credible death threats from the CIA as par for the course on certain matters of foreign policy.

    • Le_Wokisme [they/them, undecided]@hexbear.netEnglish
      3·
      3 hours ago

      if he was cynical from the get go when he ran for state assembly he really fucking committed to the bit. Either way he’s garbage now but i still probably prefer this to the non-performative dems we’ve been having.

    • geneva_convenience@lemmy.mlOP
      15·
      10 hours ago

      It’s the whole Jstreet and AIPAC lobby telling their minions to convince Zohran that Israel isn’t all that bad and that he needs to speak up for both sides etc.

      Since Zohran wants power he will gladly do some mental gymnastics to accept whatever excuse he is given, do a little both-sidesing and call it a day.

    • Barabas [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
      21·
      11 hours ago

      I think it is as simple as that they start stroking his ego and give him money. He is young and charismatic enough that they’ve probably started blowing smoke up his ass about a potential presidential run.

      Bernie was always a Zionist, just that it is easier to sidestep when it is at the normal status quo of apartheid, regular bombing raids and land being stolen.