Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The US and EU will not abandon Israel, OP.
Retreating from this war does not constitute and abandonment of Israel. They will still have weapons deals with the West, and they will still occupy Lebanon. Sadly.
However, the image of Israel as the victim in the Middle East is shattered for this generation.
lol the EU only goes along with the US on Israel. No NATO and 25% tariffs will allow the EU to go their own way. They will put sanctions on Israel.
Germany won't. Too much guilt there.
Anonymous wrote:If only! I don’t want my tax dollars going to Israel’s gratuitous slaughter of children.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We should, and it could not happen any sooner. Why we keep sending our hard earned tax dollars when citizens in the US are SUFFERING is a complete mystery to me. I am a single-issue voter when it comes to funding Israel---any politician supporting funding this terrorist nation will not receive my vote, and I will strongly support primarying them.
It's still a mystery to you? Why wouldn't our corrupt politicians exchange hundreds of billions of tax payer dollars for hundreds of millions of campaign finance dollars? Do you have any clue how corrupt our political system has become? This Israel relationship is just one example of our politicians selling out average Americans to please the interests of their wealthy donors. There are many others that aren't as glowingly obvious to the regular people.
Before casting another vote for a national politician, go to https://www.opensecrets.org/ and search to find out if the politicians on the ballot have accepted any funds funneled through political action committees or other lobbying groups. I will never vote for another politician who has received more 1k from a single person, source, or entity. If you really care and want to make a difference, join me.
Preach, brother. I'm the OP. I agree. We should only be voting / campaigning for politicans that voluntarily reject Citizen's United and only fund themselves through small donors.
Thank you. This methodology will make it much more difficult for us to find people to support in the short term but it's the only way I can think of for us regular people to force much needed political reform so we can take back control of government from the ultra-wealthy. If anyone has other ideas on how to accomplish this, I'm all ears!!
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We should, and it could not happen any sooner. Why we keep sending our hard earned tax dollars when citizens in the US are SUFFERING is a complete mystery to me. I am a single-issue voter when it comes to funding Israel---any politician supporting funding this terrorist nation will not receive my vote, and I will strongly support primarying them.
It's still a mystery to you? Why wouldn't our corrupt politicians exchange hundreds of billions of tax payer dollars for hundreds of millions of campaign finance dollars? Do you have any clue how corrupt our political system has become? This Israel relationship is just one example of our politicians selling out average Americans to please the interests of their wealthy donors. There are many others that aren't as glowingly obvious to the regular people.
Before casting another vote for a national politician, go to https://www.opensecrets.org/ and search to find out if the politicians on the ballot have accepted any funds funneled through political action committees or other lobbying groups. I will never vote for another politician who has received more 1k from a single person, source, or entity. If you really care and want to make a difference, join me.
Preach, brother. I'm the OP. I agree. We should only be voting / campaigning for politicans that voluntarily reject Citizen's United and only fund themselves through small donors.
Thank you. This methodology will make it much more difficult for us to find people to support in the short term but it's the only way I can think of for us regular people to force much needed political reform so we can take back control of government from the ultra-wealthy. If anyone has other ideas on how to accomplish this, I'm all ears!!
Anonymous wrote:We should, and it could not happen any sooner. Why we keep sending our hard earned tax dollars when citizens in the US are SUFFERING is a complete mystery to me. I am a single-issue voter when it comes to funding Israel---any politician supporting funding this terrorist nation will not receive my vote, and I will strongly support primarying them.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The US and EU will not abandon Israel, OP.
Retreating from this war does not constitute and abandonment of Israel. They will still have weapons deals with the West, and they will still occupy Lebanon. Sadly.
However, the image of Israel as the victim in the Middle East is shattered for this generation.
lol the EU only goes along with the US on Israel. No NATO and 25% tariffs will allow the EU to go their own way. They will put sanctions on Israel.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We should, and it could not happen any sooner. Why we keep sending our hard earned tax dollars when citizens in the US are SUFFERING is a complete mystery to me. I am a single-issue voter when it comes to funding Israel---any politician supporting funding this terrorist nation will not receive my vote, and I will strongly support primarying them.
It's still a mystery to you? Why wouldn't our corrupt politicians exchange hundreds of billions of tax payer dollars for hundreds of millions of campaign finance dollars? Do you have any clue how corrupt our political system has become? This Israel relationship is just one example of our politicians selling out average Americans to please the interests of their wealthy donors. There are many others that aren't as glowingly obvious to the regular people.
Before casting another vote for a national politician, go to https://www.opensecrets.org/ and search to find out if the politicians on the ballot have accepted any funds funneled through political action committees or other lobbying groups. I will never vote for another politician who has received more 1k from a single person, source, or entity. If you really care and want to make a difference, join me.
Preach, brother. I'm the OP. I agree. We should only be voting / campaigning for politicans that voluntarily reject Citizen's United and only fund themselves through small donors.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The US and EU will not abandon Israel, OP.
Retreating from this war does not constitute and abandonment of Israel. They will still have weapons deals with the West, and they will still occupy Lebanon. Sadly.
However, the image of Israel as the victim in the Middle East is shattered for this generation.
lol the EU only goes along with the US on Israel. No NATO and 25% tariffs will allow the EU to go their own way. They will put sanctions on Israel.
PP you replied to. I don't think so. I am French, and we deal with the legacy of WWII and the Holocaust in a way Americans cannot understand. I don't think the EU will abandon Israel anytime soon.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We should, and it could not happen any sooner. Why we keep sending our hard earned tax dollars when citizens in the US are SUFFERING is a complete mystery to me. I am a single-issue voter when it comes to funding Israel---any politician supporting funding this terrorist nation will not receive my vote, and I will strongly support primarying them.
It's still a mystery to you? Why wouldn't our corrupt politicians exchange hundreds of billions of tax payer dollars for hundreds of millions of campaign finance dollars? Do you have any clue how corrupt our political system has become? This Israel relationship is just one example of our politicians selling out average Americans to please the interests of their wealthy donors. There are many others that aren't as glowingly obvious to the regular people.
Before casting another vote for a national politician, go to https://www.opensecrets.org/ and search to find out if the politicians on the ballot have accepted any funds funneled through political action committees or other lobbying groups. I will never vote for another politician who has received more 1k from a single person, source, or entity. If you really care and want to make a difference, join me.