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live love laugh

(16,337 posts)
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 06:43 PM Mar 4

We're on the brink of democratic decimation and people are quibbling


Everywhere I see people pointing to donations from AIPAC / Israel as a reason not to vote for Democratic politicians. They don’t seem to care about this when it’s a Republican btw. The very same people who weaken their own representation then constantly complain about being unrepresented or weak representation.

At this point it seems that all it takes to bring down any politician is to just plant a “donation” from a nefarious organization.

Maybe I’m overlooking something or oversimplifying this but I know that we’re in grave danger. I know that we need to be focused on this country alone right now because things are getting worse. We don’t have the luxury of quibbling as the worst of Project ‘25 goes into effect immediately following the midterms in 2027 and beyond.
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We're on the brink of democratic decimation and people are quibbling (Original Post) live love laugh Mar 4 OP
What if that's how we ended up in "grave danger?" leftstreet Mar 4 #1
Those donations come with strings attached Bettie Mar 4 #2

leftstreet

(40,225 posts)
1. What if that's how we ended up in "grave danger?"
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 06:52 PM
Mar 4

Turning a blind eye to where our elected reps donations are coming from?



The conversation is long past due, and we should welcome it
Israel
Military Contractors
Pharmaceuticals
...list goes on

Bettie

(19,591 posts)
2. Those donations come with strings attached
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 07:07 PM
Mar 4

the expectation is that the person who gets the donations will vote in the interest of the donor, not the interest of their constituents or the nation.

This is a big part of how we got to where we are.

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