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BaronChocula

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12. I ask people to back up statements like "the Democratic Party has moved too far left

Mon May 11, 2026, 07:01 PM

May 11

I ask for specific examples and they always come up with things that don't apply like:
"Democrats are running on trans issues" (in fact supporting rights and running on an issue are 2 different things)
"Democrats need to focus on kitchen table issues" (in fact it's what Democrats have been doing since 2024 and have been winning)
"My friends saw Palestinian flags at these No Kings rallies" (in fact there were former trump voters there too)

People bend over backwards to find ways to bash Democrats. It's just what comes with being the opposition to the party of dominant American culture (white men motivated by the preservation of white male privilege).

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Accusing party of antisemitism, Pa. Supreme Court Justice David Wecht leaves Democratic Party that elected him [View all] Jose Garcia May 11 OP

Supreme court justices should not be partisans. Judges and justices should Maru Kitteh May 11 #1

Criticism of Israel is forbidden I suppose. travelingthrulife May 11 #2

oh haven't you heard? Skittles May 11 #15

Wait till he finds out who's in the other Party! FakeNoose May 11 #3

He never said he was becoming a Republican Jose Garcia May 11 #9

i'm pretty sure most of the Nazi-affiliated groups are Trumpers... johnnyplankton May 11 #4

Sounds like a Republican infiltrator. hadEnuf May 11 #5

28 years as an elected Democrat is pretty long for a con Jose Garcia May 11 #7

It makes about as much sense as switching hadEnuf May 12 #22

He didn't switch to the Republican Party Jose Garcia May 12 #25

Perhaps a bit more research before making silly accusations NoRethugFriends May 11 #11

You're right, I didn't read the article. hadEnuf May 12 #21

He didn't switch to Republican. Wiz Imp Friday #31

Yup. That's what he says. hadEnuf Friday #32

As someone who is of Semitic descent... Bluejeans May 11 #6

I agree that there are very few liberal Dems who actually hate or discriminate against Jews FakeNoose May 11 #8

I ask people to back up statements like "the Democratic Party has moved too far left BaronChocula May 11 #12

There are Democrats who are spilling over into anti-Jewish speech. LeftInTX May 12 #24

He didn't name Platner, but is there some other democrat that had a Nazi tattoo for decades? mathematic May 12 #27

Uuuummmmmm... did anyone tell the judge he is confusing Democrats and Republicans?!!?? Multichromatic May 11 #10

He has the parties correct, Shermanator1 May 11 #16

Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote May 12 #29

You'd think a judge could understand nuance. BlueTsunami2018 May 11 #13

He's free to leave the party for whatever reason he chooses but Buddyzbuddy May 11 #14

Oh, there are American Jews who are against the overreach Netanyahu has done in Gaza. electric_blue68 Wednesday #30

"hatred has grown on the left" Aussie105 May 11 #17

Yeah, right. Icanthinkformyself May 12 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author cayugafalls May 12 #19

From my viewpoint, the people on the left who are critical of Israel, cayugafalls May 12 #20

Agreed. It's the right wing critics of Israel who seem to have a problem with Jewish people in general Wiz Imp Friday #33

And if someone on the left uses those sources, which you claim "have a problem with Jewish people in general" Behind the Aegis Friday #34

Then they're just as bad. However, I don't see people on the "left" using those people as sources. Wiz Imp Friday #35

Shame on him. He's a liar mountain grammy May 12 #23

This might be the beginning. RandySF May 12 #26

I believe he will find far more anti-semitism on the right. I suspect he is calling protests against the Israeli Martin68 May 12 #28