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Shermanator1

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16. He has the parties correct,

Reply to Multichromatic (Reply #10)

Mon May 11, 2026, 08:46 PM

Yesterday

but his emotions have made him grossly overstate what's actually happening. The Democratic Party, especially its base, is no longer willing to reflexively coddle Israel or give unconditional deference to its defenders. The left has never been supportive of ethnic cleansing or collective punishment, so as the humanitarian toll in Gaza soared, public opinion shifted.

Antisemitism exists and there's very few people on the left who wouldn't condemn it unequivocally. But too many people are now trying to blur the line between opposition to Israel and its Israeli policies with antisemitism in order to shut down criticism.

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

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

Criticism of Israel is forbidden I suppose. travelingthrulife Yesterday #2

oh haven't you heard? Skittles Yesterday #15

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

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

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

Sounds like a Republican infiltrator. hadEnuf Yesterday #5

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

It makes about as much sense as switching hadEnuf 15 hrs ago #22

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

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

You're right, I didn't read the article. hadEnuf 15 hrs ago #21

As someone who is of Semitic descent... Bluejeans Yesterday #6

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

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

There are Democrats who are spilling over into anti-Jewish speech. LeftInTX 13 hrs ago #24

He didn't name Platner, but is there some other democrat that had a Nazi tattoo for decades? mathematic 11 hrs ago #27

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

He has the parties correct, Shermanator1 Yesterday #16

Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote 45 min ago #29

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

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

"hatred has grown on the left" Aussie105 Yesterday #17

Yeah, right. Icanthinkformyself 16 hrs ago #18

This message was self-deleted by its author cayugafalls 15 hrs ago #19

From my viewpoint, the people on the left who are critical of Israel, cayugafalls 15 hrs ago #20

Shame on him. He's a liar mountain grammy 14 hrs ago #23

This might be the beginning. RandySF 12 hrs ago #26

I believe he will find far more anti-semitism on the right. I suspect he is calling protests against the Israeli Martin68 11 hrs ago #28