Yes, I saw that millions of Americans were out protesting across the country yesterday. Protesting what? Oh, various things. But really, these anti-Trump mass protests started the day after his first inauguration, as I'm sure most readers recall the women's march of January 21, 2017. So who is doing the protesting? The temptation is to say (aside from the paid protesters) that these protesters are the usual leftist groups that make up much of today's Democratic Party. But actually - those groups are indistinguishable from the Democratic Party. What do I mean by that? Let's look at one example.
As we know, Zohran Mamdani appears headed for victory in next months's NYC mayoral race. Is Mamdani extreme? You bet he is. First, he is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). Next, we know that he founded his college's chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP). SJP did call Hamas's terrorist attack on civilians in Israel a "historic win for the Palestinian resistance." Mamdani has refused to outright condemn Hamas for that attack. (His slight backtracking weeks before the election is clearly for public consumption only, and not a true reflection of where he stands.) Hamas is a designated terrorist organization. Hamas has killed Americans and taken Americans hostage.
Mamdani has refused to condemn the phrase "globalize the intifada." The two intifadas in Israel resulted in the murder of thousands of innocent Israelis by Hamas and Islamic Jihad. On Friday, Mamdani visited the mosque in Bedford-Stuyvesant, whose imam was named as an unindicted co-conspirator in the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, which killed six people. Not to mention Mamdani's friendship with Hasan Piker, who declared that "America deserved 9/11."
Given all of the above, surely no respectable Democrat would dare to support Mamdani, right? Wrong. Who does support Mamdani? Barack Obama. Bill Clinton. NY Governor Kathy Hochul. Former VP Kamala Harris (and to think she might have been president). NY Attorney General Leticia James. Congress members Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Pramila Jayapal and Jerry Nadler, to name a few. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernard Sanders. And, the Chair of the Democratic National Committee, Ken Martin.
So what is the difference between the Democratic Party and the socialists/leftists? None! No difference whatsoever. How could anyone argue otherwise when so many "mainstream" Democrats support an avowed socialist, Israel-hating and Jew-hating person to lead the largest city in America - the city with the most Jewish Americans no less. Need more examples? Many thought Harris did not pick Josh Shapiro (the very popular Governor of Pennsylvania) as her VP running mate because he's Jewish and supports Israel. Can't have any of that in the Democratic Party anymore. And what about Pennsylvania's Senator, John Fetterman. According to one source, he votes with his party 95% of the time. But Axios reports that others in his party may seek to oust him in the primary. Why? He opposes communism and supports Israel.
Many (including friends and family members) seem to be either blissfully unaware, or simply indifferent, to the efforts being made across the country to oust whatever "traditional" democrats that may still hold elected office, and replace them with adherents to the DSA. DSA - socialist and anti-Israel. Are those democrats whom I personally know, aware that they have, like it or not, consciously or unconsciously, accepted that their party is an extreme left-wing party?
I have repeatedly suggested to people that they might want to read some of JFK's speeches, in order to hear the words of a traditional, classical, liberal democrat. I wrote a post on July 17, 2016, in order to remind people what classical liberalism was all about. I have explained that classical liberalism has far more in common with conservatism than with leftism. Again, just read JFK's speeches. Leftism is the outlier. Or, I should say that leftism was the outlier. Now, it is an integral part of today's Democratic Party.
By the way, it has been reported that Hamas has been summarily executing other Palestinians. Supposedly because they collaborated with Israel. Were there any trials first? I saw no evidence of that. But a Hamas leader claimed that "exceptional measures" were needed. Because there was no time for a trial? Where are all the keffiyeh-wearing Israel-hating protesters now? Why aren't they protesting against Hamas? Not a single one of those anti-Israel protesters can be seen now. You know, the SJP, or Queers for Palestine, or the many others. Aren't these the groups that say they are for democracy? Against Kings? Well, a democracy does not allow for summary executions of its own people. But Kings have historically done that.
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