Globalize the intifada. Islam is right about women, gays, and Jews. Jeffries will not be speaker because most Americans are horrified by the Islamist socialist nightmare in NYC. The DSA candidates won the downwardly mobile white leftist vote, not the minority working class that they claim to speak for. Enjoy your champagne socialism.
"A 5,000-year-old faith must be divorced from a single malevolent nation-state that should have little to do with the future of the United States of America."
How glib. The nation of Israel has always been central to Judaism. You can't go three pages in the Torah without having this driven home by the scripture..
the nation of Israel means the people of Israel. Even in exlie, Am yisroel chai. (And you my recall that Zionism had many ieas about where to set down a settlement, including on an island NY harbor. How do I know? not the bible but the white-bearded rabbis told me so.)
The "promised land" is central to Judaism for millions of Jews - including many if not most Jews who are actually religious. This point is driven home in the Torah relentlessly. That is just the reality. It is ridiculously glib for someone who is, by his own description, a Jew by descent but nonpracticing, to declare Israel is easily disposed of.
I didn't say all, did I? And Barkan didn't say Jews should be willing to criticize Israeli polcies. I agree they should. He literally wrote "A 5,000-year-old faith must be divorced from a single malevolent nation-state." As if half the world's Jews don't live there.
Again, the fact that there are some liberal and Hasidic Jews who oppose the existence of Israel as a Jewish state doesn't change the fact that it is central to the religion of millions of Jews who are not going to "divorce" from it because Ross says they must.
Already there are imbeciles in the comments pushing bad faith talking points about DSA representing a White politics. Their emperors have no clothes. DSA is revitalizing local politics by encouraging human-to-human connection (>300k doors knocked for Claire alone!) and proving that it’s a winning strategy, one that in fact propels people of color into victory as well as our shared moral principles.
I’m sorry that that was your experience but that simply isn’t corroborated by the data. Taking Harlem for example, DAC only lost majority Black precincts by 2% (45 v. 47 according to current data). Besides, people of color are not a monolith yet DSA does not lose them outright.
Also a lie. My district in Queens is overwhelmingly non-White, where most residents are of east Asian, Latino or south Asian descent. The DSA candidate won handily there.
This is a very reactionary take that isn’t supported by fact, and almost every single DSA candidate elected last night is not White. You’re going to have to reconsider your worldview but I’m not interested in you doing that in my replies.
The US is not Sweden with bigger cars. The Nordics weren’t socialist in the traditional sense of the word-more social democrat; high tax, big state, generous benefits. It works in a stable predictable economic environment (and in high trust societies).
I remember Vito Lopez's Brooklyn machine quite well, having helped to defeat it. In those days Gallagher, Restler and Reynoso were all friends of mine. We could only dream in 2010 of the kind of organizing that is happening now. And yet, it is now done in support of utter lunacy (abolish the police/prisons/immigration controls) and I am heartbroken to see it.
I still can't believe David Orkin just steamrolled over Jennifer Rajkumar in AD 38. He was not endorsed by Mamdani but was endorsed by Sanders and AOC.
On the other hand, after what establishment Dems tried to do with Mamdani, i wouldn't be surprised if some of these defeated candidates run as independents, or if Dems just decide to back GOP candidates. It's not over yet.
Globalize the intifada. Islam is right about women, gays, and Jews. Jeffries will not be speaker because most Americans are horrified by the Islamist socialist nightmare in NYC. The DSA candidates won the downwardly mobile white leftist vote, not the minority working class that they claim to speak for. Enjoy your champagne socialism.
Jeffries is also allied with Peter Thiel, which should be a death sentence from the left
yawn.
wandered in from X, didja?
"A 5,000-year-old faith must be divorced from a single malevolent nation-state that should have little to do with the future of the United States of America."
How glib. The nation of Israel has always been central to Judaism. You can't go three pages in the Torah without having this driven home by the scripture..
the nation of Israel means the people of Israel. Even in exlie, Am yisroel chai. (And you my recall that Zionism had many ieas about where to set down a settlement, including on an island NY harbor. How do I know? not the bible but the white-bearded rabbis told me so.)
The "promised land" is central to Judaism for millions of Jews - including many if not most Jews who are actually religious. This point is driven home in the Torah relentlessly. That is just the reality. It is ridiculously glib for someone who is, by his own description, a Jew by descent but nonpracticing, to declare Israel is easily disposed of.
Tell that to followers of the Neturei Karta and Satmar Hasidism.
And, obviously, current criticism of Israel is about the genocide in Gaza and the apartheid-driven ethnic cleansing in the West Bank, and now Lebanon.
I didn't say all, did I? And Barkan didn't say Jews should be willing to criticize Israeli polcies. I agree they should. He literally wrote "A 5,000-year-old faith must be divorced from a single malevolent nation-state." As if half the world's Jews don't live there.
He did not say Israel, which he correctly describes as a 'single malevolent nation-state' which is younger than living memory, 'should be disposed'.
And, again, there are plenty of Reform and Orthodox Jews who are fundamentally opposed to the state of Israel.
You and all the weird bots in this thread might be sad today, but it doesn't change the fact that Israel is a state, not a religion.
Again, the fact that there are some liberal and Hasidic Jews who oppose the existence of Israel as a Jewish state doesn't change the fact that it is central to the religion of millions of Jews who are not going to "divorce" from it because Ross says they must.
Already there are imbeciles in the comments pushing bad faith talking points about DSA representing a White politics. Their emperors have no clothes. DSA is revitalizing local politics by encouraging human-to-human connection (>300k doors knocked for Claire alone!) and proving that it’s a winning strategy, one that in fact propels people of color into victory as well as our shared moral principles.
Nearly everyone I ran into out campaigning for DSA candidates was white. Long time black residents of Bed Stuy and Harlem don't vote DSA.
I’m sorry that that was your experience but that simply isn’t corroborated by the data. Taking Harlem for example, DAC only lost majority Black precincts by 2% (45 v. 47 according to current data). Besides, people of color are not a monolith yet DSA does not lose them outright.
The more relevant measure is how she did with blacks in (now-slim) majority majority black precincts - not great. DSA is a very white movement.
Also a lie. My district in Queens is overwhelmingly non-White, where most residents are of east Asian, Latino or south Asian descent. The DSA candidate won handily there.
You are just sad today. It's ok.
This is a very reactionary take that isn’t supported by fact, and almost every single DSA candidate elected last night is not White. You’re going to have to reconsider your worldview but I’m not interested in you doing that in my replies.
Yeah, the weird trolls got busy on this thread quickly. Lots of sad Trump fans? Or well programmed bots?
The only people who believe in socialism are those who have not lived under it.
Again, yawn.
Yes, Scandinavian countries have done terribly with democratic socialism.
The US is not Sweden with bigger cars. The Nordics weren’t socialist in the traditional sense of the word-more social democrat; high tax, big state, generous benefits. It works in a stable predictable economic environment (and in high trust societies).
'more social democrat' - you just negated your own dumbass comment by describing the DSA.
Will always run out of other people’s money.
Um...
I remember Vito Lopez's Brooklyn machine quite well, having helped to defeat it. In those days Gallagher, Restler and Reynoso were all friends of mine. We could only dream in 2010 of the kind of organizing that is happening now. And yet, it is now done in support of utter lunacy (abolish the police/prisons/immigration controls) and I am heartbroken to see it.
Sucks to be you.
I still can't believe David Orkin just steamrolled over Jennifer Rajkumar in AD 38. He was not endorsed by Mamdani but was endorsed by Sanders and AOC.
Last night was a great night for NYC.
On the other hand, after what establishment Dems tried to do with Mamdani, i wouldn't be surprised if some of these defeated candidates run as independents, or if Dems just decide to back GOP candidates. It's not over yet.