Democrats despise Trump…but largely endorse his unconstitutional, illegal, murderous bombing of Iran
Democrats despise Trump…but largely endorse his unconstitutional, illegal, murderous bombing of Iran
Over 6 million 2020 Biden voters abandoned Kamala Harris in 2024. Polling shows biggest reason was Biden’s enabling of Israeli genocide in Gaza and Harris’ refusal to break with him.
Trump has done nothing in his first 6 months to stop the genocide. But nary a word of opposition from Democrats to possibly the cruelest, murderous policy in US history. One reason is the genocide was enabled under beloved President Biden.
Then Trump conspired with Israel to attack Iran by pretending to negotiate a nuclear agreement, lulling Iran into unpreparedness for the dastardly Israeli attack. When Trump initiated his own illegal, criminal bombing, Democrats were again largely silent, if not supportive.
Chuck Schumer, the most powerful Democrat in the Senate, supported Trump by demanding he be “tough on Iran” and make no movers toward peace without his puppet master, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s approval. Schumer justifies Israel’s Gaza genocide and illegal Iran bombing as “The United States’ commitment to Israel’s security and defense.”
House Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries reiterated the Schumer talking points “Our commitment to Israel’s security is ironclad.”
Also remaining silent on the genocide and bombings were former Democratic presidents Clinton, Obama and Biden, along with failed Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris.
Seven months after one of their most disastrous elections in history, Democrats remain in denial their subservience to war over peace is degrading their progressive base and future electability. There is a substantial tho largely silent, non-active peace base available for Democrats to regain their electoral competitiveness. That base wants societal uplift, not catastrophic wars. It wants US trillions invested in everything that makes life more humane and livable, not weapons and policies that kill millions in senseless wars.
Strongly opposing Trump’s unhinged, vengeful domestic policies is laudable. But Democrats supporting Trump’s more unhinged foreign policies is contemptable. Songwriting peace advocate Pete Seeger summed up the Democrats’ dilemma well: “When will they ever learn……when will they ever learn?”

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