Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters marching on Democratic National Convention; CPD in area
Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march on DNC near United Center, rally in Union Park
Keep the protests going. Harris herself said she has to earn support, so it is on her.
Stay safe. Police are out in force and they're not pulling punches.
Efforts inside the convention to get a pro-Palestinian speaker on behalf of the Uncommitted Delegation appear to have been thoroughly quashed by DNC staffers. And it looks like efforts to organize outside of the convention are also being harassed and censored.
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It's a return2ozma post, you had to have seen this coming, right?
It makes me sad to see people even on lemmy so dismissive of this.
People are worried because of the upcoming election. We should still hold our politicians accountable, regardless. I agree.
Noooo you can't criticize my candidate it will make it harder for her to win like how people criticized Biden which made him quit and... checks notes completely turn around the election?
Huh, it's almost as if people are literally begging to vote for someone they want to vote for
I think you underestimate the political cost of not siding with Israel, but also it doesn’t mean I support what we’ve done. I think we can both agree this is a very complicated/politically nuanced situation. I understand why it’s spooked people and if just saying words in support tipped the election to Trump - because sadly we know there is no action Harris can take right now - then I get why folks wanted to play it politically safe. I don’t agree with it, I sure don’t like it, but I get why people are scared and feeling that way.
Doesn’t mean I don’t think what has happened isn’t horrific, however. And our government is complicit.
Oh wow this guy thinks he’s the reason Biden dropped out
Sorry, I'm just not a fan of terrorists. That's just based on my personal experiences and world view. I hope you can see my point of view in the same way I try to see yours
as they should be. These people are simply attempting to hurt the democratic ticket. Where were they at the RNC? The fact they werent there is proof they believe the only party that’d listen is the Democrats, and if they believed that, they’d want the Democrats to win. But they don’t. So they’re, at the very least, anti-democratic. And should be ignored. Especially during the fucking DNC. Idiots
Where were they at the RNC?
How many Palestinian-Americans are registered Republican?
It appears that these protests are being championed from within the respective parties, with a large cohort of "Uncommitted" liberal voters out of the Midwest leading the charge.
Politics has become a team sport. They only care about themselves and if their team "wins".
I want Harris to win but I also care deeply about what’s happening to the Palestinian people. It’s awful.
And many of these Palestine protester groups are on a team of their own, they are looking for an 'all or nothing solution' and anything else is against the team so burn it all down (many interviewed talk of destroying the whole system). Interesting how it's okay when it supports your interest, huh?
Weren't there thousands yesterday?
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*literally!
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We've already seen from cameras on the ground this is not true though. Why keep pushing this?
Here's the live feed... https://www.youtube.com/live/hnjTaypQY88
Yeah, and I'm in Chicago, and that is NOWHERE near the DNC, bud. Obvious giveaway is the trees. Fuck off with this shit.
Lmao, have you ever been to Chicago? To the US?
This is a shit-tier post, even for you Ozma..