The irony of anyone - much less people of color- supporting an apartheid state befuddles me. Nelson Mandela was on the United States terrorist watch list until 2008- almost 20 years after his election as president of South Africa. That meant that members of the the African National Congress (ANC) in his government had to apply for permission from the State Department to enter the United States.
In 2008, President George W. Bush signed legislation that lifted that requirement.
Political decision-making is the product of many alliances, and degrees of intersectionality. In the case of Reps. Torres, Jeffries and Meeks- and the overwhelming members of Congress- it comes down to a lack of principle, and a lust for money. Why else would any elected official in the United States support an apartheid, ethno-state that is led by a racist butcher who is staring down an arrest warrant from the International Court of Justice for committing crimes against humanity? It is not about the strategic interests of the United States.
And if "democracy is on the ballot” as Democrats sloganeer, why are Democrats joining Republicans in supporting the sort of authoritarian, fascist, religious state in the mideast that evangelcial Republicans aspire to erect in America?
A shout-out to CODEPINK for their extraordinary advocacy for humanity- which is on the ballot. Use your leverage to push for a reset.
The irony of anyone - much less people of color- supporting an apartheid state befuddles me. Nelson Mandela was on the United States terrorist watch list until 2008- almost 20 years after his election as president of South Africa. That meant that members of the the African National Congress (ANC) in his government had to apply for permission from the State Department to enter the United States.
In 2008, President George W. Bush signed legislation that lifted that requirement.
Political decision-making is the product of many alliances, and degrees of intersectionality. In the case of Reps. Torres, Jeffries and Meeks- and the overwhelming members of Congress- it comes down to a lack of principle, and a lust for money. Why else would any elected official in the United States support an apartheid, ethno-state that is led by a racist butcher who is staring down an arrest warrant from the International Court of Justice for committing crimes against humanity? It is not about the strategic interests of the United States.
And if "democracy is on the ballot” as Democrats sloganeer, why are Democrats joining Republicans in supporting the sort of authoritarian, fascist, religious state in the mideast that evangelcial Republicans aspire to erect in America?
A shout-out to CODEPINK for their extraordinary advocacy for humanity- which is on the ballot. Use your leverage to push for a reset.