President Biden on Monday ripped the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor for seeking arrest warrants against Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “The ICC p…
Yeah, you have powerful interests working against you in both the DNC, the RNC, as well ans all the money in politics if you stand out while trying to get into office. Going against the grain only really works if it’s an approved version of “against the grain.” Far right politicians are bootlickers at heart. And at face value. That’s why the Overton window rarely shifts back to the left. The right can go as far as they want. But move even slightly left of progressive and you’re persona non grata. A huge target is placed on your head and you will get nowhere. There’s a reason we don’t get far left politicians winning elections. They would be Sisyphus. An impossible task with the equivalent of the might of the gods working against you.
AIPAC operates openly it isn’t a conspiracy.
The original questioner fails to realize that it isn’t after being sworn in that they pledge support for Israel. It is before being sworn in.
Yeah, you have powerful interests working against you in both the DNC, the RNC, as well ans all the money in politics if you stand out while trying to get into office. Going against the grain only really works if it’s an approved version of “against the grain.” Far right politicians are bootlickers at heart. And at face value. That’s why the Overton window rarely shifts back to the left. The right can go as far as they want. But move even slightly left of progressive and you’re persona non grata. A huge target is placed on your head and you will get nowhere. There’s a reason we don’t get far left politicians winning elections. They would be Sisyphus. An impossible task with the equivalent of the might of the gods working against you.
They won’t come into power without the blessing and funding of AIPAC.