calling antisemitism “a vile and disgusting form of bigotry that has done unspeakable harm to many millions of people”.
“But, please, do not insult the intelligence of the American people by attempting to distract us from the immoral and illegal war policies of your extremist and racist government. Do not use antisemitism to deflect attention from the criminal indictment you are facing in the Israeli courts. It is not antisemitic to hold you accountable for your actions,”
Sadly a very common and favorite strategy of genocidal autocratic regimes across the world.
It is always in the favor of states to not only claim to support their people, and even represent them, but to encapsulate their identity. Authoritarian after authoritarian has learned this.
Criticize the CCP , you're a sinophobe. Criticize the Iranian or Saudi governmenta and you are demonstrating Islamophobia and antiarabic prejudice. Now with Israel. Plenty have done and it damn works, that's the worst part.
Yes. Exactly.
This man should have been president. Fuck Hillary and the DNC.
Bernie is the model of what a politician should be. And about the only one left in the USA that gives a fuck about actual justice and truth.
When he ran for president I saw him and said "holy shit it's that guy!"
I went through a phase where I watched wayyyyyyyyyyyy too many documentaries, and pretty much any time there was a section that involved Congress he was always shown in a clip being on the right side of the debate.
He's always been on "our" side which I imagine is why he's an "independent."
has been a real one for a long time
Wow, he really slammed him.
Joking aside, I really appreciate that Bernie is speaking up. (And to a lesser extent that the headline doesn’t fall back to that overused descriptor.)
"Bernie Slaps Netanyahu Like a Bitch"
I’m not saying I wouldn’t have mixed feelings about it, but I don’t think I’d have reservations about a politician that put on a luchador mask or dressed up like an 80’s wrestler and said the right things in absolutely batshit ways during press junkets and campaign appearances. And then, obviously, did those things in non-batshit ways while on the clock.
Saturday night: “I’m gonna slap Netanyahu like a bitch!”
Monday morning: “I’ve introduced legislation to suspend all military aid and arms sales to Israel immediately. Resumption of aid and/or arms sales is contingent upon the outcome of the ICJ war crimes investigation.”
and said the right things in absolutely batshit ways during press junkets and campaign appearances.
Fuck everyone who voted for joe and hillary in the primaries.
He was a sheepdog who's job was to keep disenfranchised voters rounded up in the party with illusions of having a seat at the table.
I like Sanders because he isn't just another d/r. He speaks his mind, and I believe he believes in what he says. I would vote for him out of principle.
That said, his ideas are idiotic for the most part, and he has no clue how the economy works.If elected the country would quickly become a wasteland if his ideas were implemented but I would feel decent voting for him at least.
Oh look, the taxes are theft guy (who will vote for Trump) is here to say how little someone else knows about economics.
I'm sure all that wealth will start to trickle down any minute now though.
Funny, I don't remember ever saying taxes are theft by default. What I have said is the tax system should be fair.
Bernie has suggested this, such as taxing wealth, which is unconstitutional. He didn't propose an amendment; he just wanted to tax wealth. He didn't even realize that it was against the Constitution. He also said it's unfair that Elon didn't pay more in income tax when he made a dollar that year. He couldn't even be bothered to look up Elon's income.
He says things so his plebes will clap without realizing it isn't an intelligent or viable solution.
What I have said is the tax system should be fair.
By reducing the amount that the people who benefit most (by orders of magnitude) from our society pay into it. Yeah. That sure sounds fair to me.
What an intelligent and viable solution!
I have never suggested that. Nice Strawman you built there!
As this chart shows, The top 1% pay 40% of all taxes but only bring in 20% of the income. That is paying their fair share.
The top 5% pay 20% of the taxes but only bring in 15% of the income.
So yes, I deserve a tax cut, and most likely, you deserve a tax increase.
Wait, I thought you never said that?
That paper ignores people's capacity to pay.
Even the Bible recognizes that a poor widow's mite is a bigger ask than a wealthy person's contribution of a larger portion of their income. That was written two thousand years ago, but somehow conservatives still haven't come to the same obvious conclusion.
Our society is specifically set up to funnel money to oligarchs, and then they cry about having to contribute to that system? Boo fucking hoo.
Why are you quoting the bible? The bible also says I shouldn't eat shellfish. Leave your sky God out of the discussion.
That paper ignores people’s capacity to pay.
People need to be responsible for their finances. The answer isn't to make other people pay your way in life. As California and New York learned, people will leave and their budgets are wrecked.
If you actually read what I wrote you'd understand my point.
Nothing you said to me is a response to my post.
Try again.
Your peacocking value judgement is adorable, but irrelevant.
No, it answers what you said but you choose to think otherwise.
I will make it simple for you.
Elon typically earns 1 dollar per year.
How much should he pay in taxes on that 1 dollar?
Your point is invalid. High-income earners already pay more in taxes, not only as a percentage but also as a total of their income.
You don't see the irony in wanting others to pay more but not wanting to pay more yourself.
It really boils down to this: why would you go to bat for people who have more than you? They only get more by taking in more than they put out. This is called "maximizing profit."
At every turn, the people you're defending do not say "Neuromancer pays his fair share of x." They always look for ways to get you to pay the absolute most that you are willing and able.
It does not make sense for people like you to say millionaires "pay their fair share" when they only become wealthy due to exploitation of everyone else who has to work for a living.
The fact this needs to be explained to you really shows how unaware you are of the world you live in. If you're over the age of 18 and you still haven't figured these basic facts out, that means you're being taken advantage of left and right without even realizing it.
"A fool and his money are soon parted."
It really boils down to this: why would you go to bat for people who have more than you?
Because someone always has more than someone else. Unless you are number one, someone always has more than you do. A fair society is not one that punishes the successful people. You make sure the system is fair.
It does not make sense for people like you to say millionaires “pay their fair share” when they only become wealthy due to exploitation of everyone else who has to work for a living.
I don't buy that at all. Going to work is not being exploited. I go to work every day, and I am not exploited. I am paid fairly for the work I do.
If you’re over the age of 18 and you still haven’t figured these basic facts out, that means you’re being taken advantage of left and right without even realizing it.
Or maybe I am not being taken advantage of. Maybe I am paid fairly for the work I do, and I am happy with my pay. the only thing I am unhappy about is having to pay more than my fair share of taxes for people who don't want to pay their fair share.
That's the thing. He knows how the economy 'works', it's just that it works for the ruling class and not for everyone else.
Guess what? The only way to reduce the disparity in wealth is to reduce the disparity in wealth. This means those who have too much will get angry because they have less so others can have more.
No, Bernie has shown time and time again that he doesn't understand how anything works.
we really failed america by not voting for this guy
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is pushing back after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused US college students protesting against the war in Gaza of being antisemitic.
On Wednesday, Netanyahu’s office released a video of the US-born Israeli leader attacking the student-led protests that have taken over campus spaces at numerous universities.
Senator Sanders — one of America’s highest-profile Jewish lawmakers — responded in a statement on Thursday in which he directly refuted Netanyahu’s accusations and addressed him by name.
It is not antisemitic to point out that your bombing has completely destroyed more than 221,000 housing units in Gaza, leaving more than one million people homeless – almost half the population,” Mr Sanders said.
Sanders closed the statement by again addressing the Israeli leader directly and calling antisemitism “a vile and disgusting form of bigotry that has done unspeakable harm to many millions of people”.
US House Speaker Mike Johnson echoed Netanyahu’s criticisms during a visit to Columbia on Wednesday, where he was greeted with a chorus of boos from gathered demonstrators.
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Israel is pretty much Bernie's worst position, and he still one of the best senators on the issue. His worst take is still the best take around.
Still refusing to call it a genocide.
I mean, he did one better. He defined genocide in describing the explicit war crimes of Israel. I think it's a little unreasonable to be angry that he didn't use the term when he outright stated that Israel killed and injured 100,000, 70% of which are women and children, rendered a million people homeless and created famine conditions.
I'd be more upset if he just said "genocide" and didn't clarify the rest like he did.
Sadly a very common and favorite strategy of genocidal autocratic regimes across the world.
It is always in the favor of states to not only claim to support their people, and even represent them, but to encapsulate their identity. Authoritarian after authoritarian has learned this.
Criticize the CCP , you're a sinophobe. Criticize the Iranian or Saudi governmenta and you are demonstrating Islamophobia and antiarabic prejudice. Now with Israel. Plenty have done and it damn works, that's the worst part.
Yes. Exactly.
This man should have been president. Fuck Hillary and the DNC.
But it was her turn!
Bernie Sanders video message to Netanyahu: https://youtu.be/vzhdPsCgrjU
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Bernie is the model of what a politician should be. And about the only one left in the USA that gives a fuck about actual justice and truth.
When he ran for president I saw him and said "holy shit it's that guy!"
I went through a phase where I watched wayyyyyyyyyyyy too many documentaries, and pretty much any time there was a section that involved Congress he was always shown in a clip being on the right side of the debate.
He's always been on "our" side which I imagine is why he's an "independent."
Wow, he really slammed him.
Joking aside, I really appreciate that Bernie is speaking up. (And to a lesser extent that the headline doesn’t fall back to that overused descriptor.)
"Bernie Slaps Netanyahu Like a Bitch"
I’m not saying I wouldn’t have mixed feelings about it, but I don’t think I’d have reservations about a politician that put on a luchador mask or dressed up like an 80’s wrestler and said the right things in absolutely batshit ways during press junkets and campaign appearances. And then, obviously, did those things in non-batshit ways while on the clock.
Saturday night: “I’m gonna slap Netanyahu like a bitch!”
Monday morning: “I’ve introduced legislation to suspend all military aid and arms sales to Israel immediately. Resumption of aid and/or arms sales is contingent upon the outcome of the ICJ war crimes investigation.”
I want Juncker back.
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I want Juncker back
Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub.
So left-wing Boris Johnson, basically?
Or Jesse Ventura.
"Bernie verbally drop-kicks Netanyahu"
He's not a part of both sides.
Fuck everyone who voted for joe and hillary in the primaries.
He was a sheepdog who's job was to keep disenfranchised voters rounded up in the party with illusions of having a seat at the table.
I like Sanders because he isn't just another d/r. He speaks his mind, and I believe he believes in what he says. I would vote for him out of principle.
That said, his ideas are idiotic for the most part, and he has no clue how the economy works.If elected the country would quickly become a wasteland if his ideas were implemented but I would feel decent voting for him at least.
Oh look, the taxes are theft guy (who will vote for Trump) is here to say how little someone else knows about economics.
I'm sure all that wealth will start to trickle down any minute now though.
Funny, I don't remember ever saying taxes are theft by default. What I have said is the tax system should be fair.
Bernie has suggested this, such as taxing wealth, which is unconstitutional. He didn't propose an amendment; he just wanted to tax wealth. He didn't even realize that it was against the Constitution. He also said it's unfair that Elon didn't pay more in income tax when he made a dollar that year. He couldn't even be bothered to look up Elon's income.
He says things so his plebes will clap without realizing it isn't an intelligent or viable solution.
By reducing the amount that the people who benefit most (by orders of magnitude) from our society pay into it. Yeah. That sure sounds fair to me.
What an intelligent and viable solution!
I have never suggested that. Nice Strawman you built there!
You say that all the time.
Nice lie.
The rich already pay more than their fair taxes. If you have a cite to show otherwise, I would love to see it.
https://taxfoundation.org/research/all/federal/rich-pay-their-fair-share-of-taxes/
As this chart shows, The top 1% pay 40% of all taxes but only bring in 20% of the income. That is paying their fair share.
The top 5% pay 20% of the taxes but only bring in 15% of the income.
So yes, I deserve a tax cut, and most likely, you deserve a tax increase.
Wait, I thought you never said that?
That paper ignores people's capacity to pay.
Even the Bible recognizes that a poor widow's mite is a bigger ask than a wealthy person's contribution of a larger portion of their income. That was written two thousand years ago, but somehow conservatives still haven't come to the same obvious conclusion.
Our society is specifically set up to funnel money to oligarchs, and then they cry about having to contribute to that system? Boo fucking hoo.
Why are you quoting the bible? The bible also says I shouldn't eat shellfish. Leave your sky God out of the discussion.
People need to be responsible for their finances. The answer isn't to make other people pay your way in life. As California and New York learned, people will leave and their budgets are wrecked.
If you actually read what I wrote you'd understand my point.
Nothing you said to me is a response to my post.
Try again.
Your peacocking value judgement is adorable, but irrelevant.
No, it answers what you said but you choose to think otherwise.
I will make it simple for you.
Elon typically earns 1 dollar per year.
How much should he pay in taxes on that 1 dollar?
Your point is invalid. High-income earners already pay more in taxes, not only as a percentage but also as a total of their income.
You don't see the irony in wanting others to pay more but not wanting to pay more yourself.
Yeah. Don't listen to this guy.
Can you show otherwise?
It really boils down to this: why would you go to bat for people who have more than you? They only get more by taking in more than they put out. This is called "maximizing profit."
At every turn, the people you're defending do not say "Neuromancer pays his fair share of x." They always look for ways to get you to pay the absolute most that you are willing and able.
It does not make sense for people like you to say millionaires "pay their fair share" when they only become wealthy due to exploitation of everyone else who has to work for a living.
The fact this needs to be explained to you really shows how unaware you are of the world you live in. If you're over the age of 18 and you still haven't figured these basic facts out, that means you're being taken advantage of left and right without even realizing it.
"A fool and his money are soon parted."
I don't buy that at all. Going to work is not being exploited. I go to work every day, and I am not exploited. I am paid fairly for the work I do.
That's the thing. He knows how the economy 'works', it's just that it works for the ruling class and not for everyone else.
Guess what? The only way to reduce the disparity in wealth is to reduce the disparity in wealth. This means those who have too much will get angry because they have less so others can have more.
No, Bernie has shown time and time again that he doesn't understand how anything works.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rrapier/2022/02/17/senator-bernie-sanders-doesnt-understand-the-oil-industry-or-inflation/?sh=1070703e2604
https://reason.com/2018/08/09/the-economic-ignorance-of-bernie-sanders/
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/bernie-sanders-biggest-weakness-is-that-he-doesnt-understand-economics-2015-11-15
Can you find anyone that says Bernie understands economics?
Sorry, I've already replied to you explaining basic economics.
You're the one who doesn't understand, and linking sensationalist blogs doesn't help your credibility one iota.
You didn't cite anything. When called out, you make a personal attack?
we really failed america by not voting for this guy
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is pushing back after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused US college students protesting against the war in Gaza of being antisemitic.
On Wednesday, Netanyahu’s office released a video of the US-born Israeli leader attacking the student-led protests that have taken over campus spaces at numerous universities.
Senator Sanders — one of America’s highest-profile Jewish lawmakers — responded in a statement on Thursday in which he directly refuted Netanyahu’s accusations and addressed him by name.
It is not antisemitic to point out that your bombing has completely destroyed more than 221,000 housing units in Gaza, leaving more than one million people homeless – almost half the population,” Mr Sanders said.
Sanders closed the statement by again addressing the Israeli leader directly and calling antisemitism “a vile and disgusting form of bigotry that has done unspeakable harm to many millions of people”.
US House Speaker Mike Johnson echoed Netanyahu’s criticisms during a visit to Columbia on Wednesday, where he was greeted with a chorus of boos from gathered demonstrators.
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Israel is pretty much Bernie's worst position, and he still one of the best senators on the issue. His worst take is still the best take around.
Still refusing to call it a genocide.
I mean, he did one better. He defined genocide in describing the explicit war crimes of Israel. I think it's a little unreasonable to be angry that he didn't use the term when he outright stated that Israel killed and injured 100,000, 70% of which are women and children, rendered a million people homeless and created famine conditions.
I'd be more upset if he just said "genocide" and didn't clarify the rest like he did.