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BaronChocula

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12. I ask people to back up statements like "the Democratic Party has moved too far left

Mon May 11, 2026, 07:01 PM

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I ask for specific examples and they always come up with things that don't apply like:
"Democrats are running on trans issues" (in fact supporting rights and running on an issue are 2 different things)
"Democrats need to focus on kitchen table issues" (in fact it's what Democrats have been doing since 2024 and have been winning)
"My friends saw Palestinian flags at these No Kings rallies" (in fact there were former trump voters there too)

People bend over backwards to find ways to bash Democrats. It's just what comes with being the opposition to the party of dominant American culture (white men motivated by the preservation of white male privilege).

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Accusing party of antisemitism, Pa. Supreme Court Justice David Wecht leaves Democratic Party that elected him [View all] Jose Garcia Monday OP

Supreme court justices should not be partisans. Judges and justices should Maru Kitteh Monday #1

Criticism of Israel is forbidden I suppose. travelingthrulife Monday #2

oh haven't you heard? Skittles Monday #15

Wait till he finds out who's in the other Party! FakeNoose Monday #3

He never said he was becoming a Republican Jose Garcia Monday #9

i'm pretty sure most of the Nazi-affiliated groups are Trumpers... johnnyplankton Monday #4

Sounds like a Republican infiltrator. hadEnuf Monday #5

28 years as an elected Democrat is pretty long for a con Jose Garcia Monday #7

It makes about as much sense as switching hadEnuf Tuesday #22

He didn't switch to the Republican Party Jose Garcia Tuesday #25

Perhaps a bit more research before making silly accusations NoRethugFriends Monday #11

You're right, I didn't read the article. hadEnuf Tuesday #21

He didn't switch to Republican. Wiz Imp Yesterday #31

Yup. That's what he says. hadEnuf Yesterday #32

As someone who is of Semitic descent... Bluejeans Monday #6

I agree that there are very few liberal Dems who actually hate or discriminate against Jews FakeNoose Monday #8

I ask people to back up statements like "the Democratic Party has moved too far left BaronChocula Monday #12

There are Democrats who are spilling over into anti-Jewish speech. LeftInTX Tuesday #24

He didn't name Platner, but is there some other democrat that had a Nazi tattoo for decades? mathematic Tuesday #27

Uuuummmmmm... did anyone tell the judge he is confusing Democrats and Republicans?!!?? Multichromatic Monday #10

He has the parties correct, Shermanator1 Monday #16

Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday #29

You'd think a judge could understand nuance. BlueTsunami2018 Monday #13

He's free to leave the party for whatever reason he chooses but Buddyzbuddy Monday #14

Oh, there are American Jews who are against the overreach Netanyahu has done in Gaza. electric_blue68 Wednesday #30

"hatred has grown on the left" Aussie105 Monday #17

Yeah, right. Icanthinkformyself Tuesday #18

This message was self-deleted by its author cayugafalls Tuesday #19

From my viewpoint, the people on the left who are critical of Israel, cayugafalls Tuesday #20

Agreed. It's the right wing critics of Israel who seem to have a problem with Jewish people in general Wiz Imp 23 hrs ago #33

And if someone on the left uses those sources, which you claim "have a problem with Jewish people in general" Behind the Aegis 23 hrs ago #34

Then they're just as bad. However, I don't see people on the "left" using those people as sources. Wiz Imp 22 hrs ago #35

Shame on him. He's a liar mountain grammy Tuesday #23

This might be the beginning. RandySF Tuesday #26

I believe he will find far more anti-semitism on the right. I suspect he is calling protests against the Israeli Martin68 Tuesday #28