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Notably absent from Walz’s speech was any real substance on foreign policy — including discussion of the genocide happening against Palestinians in Gaza, which uncommitted delegates and their allies have been trying to discuss for days at DNC. Indeed, most of the night, if not the week, has ignored the issue, and where it has been mentioned, Israel’s role in the genocide has been glossed over.

Uncommitted delegates in support of Palestinian liberation and an end to the genocide have requested that the DNC allow a Palestinian speaker take the podium in the United Center, to discuss a permanent ceasefire and an embargo for weapons from the U.S. to Israel, which the U.S. is legally obligated to do.

“We are learning that Israeli hostages’ families will be speaking from the main stage. We strongly support that decision and also strongly hope that we will also be hearing from Palestinians who’ve endured the largest civilian death toll since 1948,” read a statement from the Uncommitted National Movement account on X. "Excluding a Palestinian speaker betrays the party’s commitment in our platform to valuing Israelis and Palestinian lives equally. Vice President Harris must unite this party with a vision that fights for everyone, including Palestinians."

A group of uncommitted delegates, joined by interfaith leaders and their allies, staged a sit-in just outside the convention hall on Wednesday night, saying they wouldn’t remove themselves from that spot until their demands for a Palestinian speaker were met.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This is very obviously a GOP strategy, to divide the dems base.

The left criticising the left, what a great idea.

[–] Keeponstalin 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

How dare anti-genocide protestors demand their representatives to end support for a genocide?

This is not a 'GOP strategy,' these are dedicated Democrat voters that want to see the genocide in Gaza end. That's a position that can only come from the Democratic Party.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Nonsense, they're free to protest however they like. Choosing to do so outside the DNC is very clearly intended to undermine support for the dems, which will ultimately cause more suffering in Gaza.

[–] Keeponstalin 2 points 2 months ago

What are you talking about, they were in talks with the DNC about having a Palestinian-american speaker for the first three days. There were over 200 delegates there in support and communication with the Uncommitted protesters. The DNC denied the speaker on the third day, which is why they sat in front of the DNC in solidarity until the DNC allowed the speaker to be heard, which they didn't

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

LOL. What a strange, out-of-touch take. You're just proving that person's point.

[–] Keeponstalin -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

How? The notion that anti-genocide protestors are somehow a GOP Strategy is completely untrue and is just used to discredit the protests

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Time and place. At one time, the conventions were a great place to try to affect policy. Hasn't been like that since..oh... I guess around '80. A little before I became aged enough to vote. Every thing about conventions now are sound and fury, signifying nothing. Protestor efforts there are just wasted effort, or seemingly self-serving attempts to "look at me!! I don't have a lot of respect for people that care more about a religious war that isn't going anywhere, than defeating the fascists at home. I hate the DNC specifically, and most Dems in general, for multiple perceived or real slights on my sense of righteousness. But that's nothing for what I see in that other party.

That said, it just seems like obnoxiously farting on your 30 year old cousin, in a decades long game of fart payback, at a birthday dinner for your 90 year old grandma. Sure, I guess, go ahead and fart at your grandma's birthday, but I'm not going to respect you for it. Even if I would in just about any other situation. Farting on your grandma is probably just going to piss off your family.

Since a rational person wouldn't fart at the party, or try to undermine the Dems so uselessly, it must be some GOP/Russia fuckery. We know people are easily mislead, so it's not a jump to feel bad for these so-called leftists who are perfectly happy trying to undermine the country.

[–] Keeponstalin 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Over 15,000 children have been slaughtered by US weapons in less than a year, we are arming a genocide.

You can not mind a genocide if you want, I'm going to advocate for a permanent ceasefire and Palestinian emancipation

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yep. Just supporting my statement.

[–] Keeponstalin 0 points 2 months ago

Yeah dude, I'm so out-of-touch for recognizing and protesting a genocide. Unlike you, comparing a violent apartheid regime to a farting competition, that's actually very normal and rational