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BannonsLiver

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17. I'm not surprised

Reply to newdeal2 (Original post)

Wed Aug 14, 2024, 02:58 PM

Aug 2024

Imagine being black and being told by some cosplaying rich white college kid from Connecticut, who summers in Mantauk and mommy and daddy are in finance, that you should just turn your back on a black woman and stay home on Election Day over some issue that has zero impact on your life. I’m not surprised there is division.

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Is the Palestinian coalition splitting apart? [View all] newdeal2 Aug 2024 OP

Not on tik tok or fb, but not surprised... getagrip_already Aug 2024 #1

I've definitely seen that and expected it newdeal2 Aug 2024 #11

Nothing new. yardwork Aug 2024 #16

Don't forget the watermelon incident with Richie Torres. Behind the Aegis Aug 2024 #21

I think they also dived a watermelon poster in Hakeem Jeffries' face. yardwork Aug 2024 #36

So were those mfers charged with kidnapping? Maru Kitteh Aug 2024 #25

Woah, hadn't heard of these. So Disrespectful, and Dangerous to do that! electric_blue68 Aug 2024 #28

Seems like a cohort of them don't actually want to listen to solutions and just protest DFab420 Aug 2024 #2

If there's a silver lining newdeal2 Aug 2024 #13

I've seen this, too. orange jar Aug 2024 #3

You mean that blue eyed "victim" who's married to a white woman? LOL LeftInTX Aug 2024 #6

Right, lol. orange jar Aug 2024 #9

So she's a brat. Yes, there are plenty of ME Americans who support Assad. LeftInTX Aug 2024 #15

A lot of Syrian Americans are from ethnic/religious minority communities in Syria Ex Lurker Aug 2024 #22

Yes, He also represents stability. LeftInTX Aug 2024 #27

Almost all Syrians are white. Jk23 Aug 2024 #37

Asma Fawaz Akhras al-Assad (Arabic: أسماء فواز الأسد ) is an Arab, born and raised in London to Arab Syrian parents Celerity Aug 2024 #18

Oopps...My bad. I knew she was British, but didn't know she was Syrian! LeftInTX Aug 2024 #19

'Syrians deserve to suffer for Bashar al-Assad' speak easy Aug 2024 #7

They don't. orange jar Aug 2024 #10

I predicted this would happen. LeftInTX Aug 2024 #4

They can't call Harris what they want to call Harris Sympthsical Aug 2024 #31

Lots of Democrats H2O Man Aug 2024 #5

Fuck them, it's more fun to make noise and accomplish nothing bottomofthehill Aug 2024 #8

The Arabs (including overseas) have been the ones pushing for the black Palestinian support for decades. LeftInTX Aug 2024 #12

I'm following the same on TT. n/t OneGrassRoot Aug 2024 #14

I'm not surprised BannonsLiver Aug 2024 #17

That cohort is never voting for a Democrat. Ace Rothstein Aug 2024 #20

Right. It's the very LOUD demonization of others' voting choices that are the issue. n/ot OneGrassRoot Aug 2024 #23

Most of the latter group are Green Party voters SocialDemocrat61 Aug 2024 #24

GREEN - Getting Republicans Elected Every November DinahMoeHum Aug 2024 #26

I get the impression that most of the Green Party are rich and snobby. LeftInTX Aug 2024 #29

I fucking want the coalition to split apart. We support Democrats here not some fucking agenda, one-issue fuck-shit. SoFlaBro Aug 2024 #30

Scorpions gonna scorpion Sympthsical Aug 2024 #32

"Killer Kamala". To date, I haven't seen a bigoted moniker for Walz, though I am sure it is in the works. Behind the Aegis Aug 2024 #34

Wondering if they're dumb enough to try something in Chicago Sympthsical Aug 2024 #35

There have been racist and misogynist attacks against her by the Islamist JI7 Aug 2024 #33