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In reply to the discussion: Attack on Aipac president's home in LA investigated as hate crime - reports [View all]Beastly Boy
(10,919 posts)12. Service Employees International Union is nearly double the size of AIPAC
They demand unconditional support for service employees.
Do they have too much power, money and Influence? Are they holding the US hostage? Should they consider themselves lucky that the members of the union get medical benefits?
When Ilhan Omar was talking about the Benjamins, did she perchance have this PAC in mind?
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Attack on Aipac president's home in LA investigated as hate crime - reports [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Nov 2023
OP
While I do not condone violent protest in general nor in this case, American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac)
Ford_Prefect
Nov 2023
#1
ActBlue is the largest PAC in the US, raising 4 times more in 2022 than AIPAC.
Beastly Boy
Nov 2023
#11
Thankyou for removing any contextual difference between AARP and the NRA. I cannot believe I never saw that before...
Ford_Prefect
Nov 2023
#36
I removed the structural differences between the two. Actually , this applies equally to SwingLeft,
Beastly Boy
Nov 2023
#37
I think the AIPAC has way too much influence, and it is not for the good of the US
tornado34jh
Nov 2023
#2
I still stand by the fact that the AIPAC has too much influence in the policy of the US
tornado34jh
Nov 2023
#10
Or what? You don't think they are a big reason for trying to silence criticism of Israel?
tornado34jh
Nov 2023
#27
None of what you said there provides any evidence that the U.S. is being held hostage by AIPAC.
yardwork
Nov 2023
#28
Why pro-Israel lobby group Aipac is backing election deniers and extremist Republicans
womanofthehills
Nov 2023
#22
Why pro-Israel lobby group Aipac is backing election deniers and extremist Republicans
womanofthehills
Nov 2023
#23