A Bronx office of the US House member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was vandalized early on Monday, according to New York City police, who say they are investigating.
The vandalism occurred after Ocasio-Cortez on Friday voted against a defense spending bill amendment authored by the Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia that would have eliminated funding for the system protecting Israel from missiles.
Her vote on Greene’s amendment prompted the Democratic Socialists of America to issue a statement accusing Ocasio-Cortez of backing Israel’s “eliminationist campaign against the Palestinian people”.
“it’s just one genocide come on! stop letting perfect be the enemy of good!!”
i’d rather not lower my expectations to the point where genocide is acceptable thank you
Except AOC actually voted against the funding bill. All this is about a meaningless political stunt of a doomed amendment put forth by a racist conspiracy theorist conservative (MTG).
AOC herself defended “”“defensive”“” weapns to Israel. She was against the amendment on those grounds.
Her and other progressives vote for “doomed” bills and amendments all the time, as do most politicians. They vote for them to signal their position and push those positions publicly as much as anything else.
Rashiba Tlaib voted for the amendment. AOC called her a nazi.
The iron dome isn’t a defensive “weapon.” That’s a contradiction in terms. She specifically cited an interest in not having innocent people die.
Do you deny that there are innocent people in Israel who might die from missile attacks that the iron dome might otherwise prevent?
She did not call Tlaib a Nazi. That’s a gross misrepresentation of the statement. Ask Tlaib if she thinks AOC was referring to her.
Would you support funding an iron dome for Russia against Ukraine?
The iron dome isn’t a defensive “weapon.” That’s a contradiction in terms.
A gun doesn’t stop being a weapon because you used it in self defence, idiot.
She specifically cited an interest in not having innocent people die.
By funding arms to Israel to protect it from consequences of committing a genocide and invading and bombing multiple neighbours, which then allows it to act with further impunity to keep doing what it’s doing.
She did not call Tlaib a Nazi. That’s a gross misrepresentation of the statement. Ask Tlaib if she thinks AOC was referring to her.
She straight up declared anyone who voted for it effectively a nazi. She called Tlaib and Omar nazis.
Would you support funding an iron dome for Russia against Ukraine?
I wouldn’t personally support funding anything in Russia or Israel.
A gun doesn’t stop being a weapon because you used it in self defence, idiot.
A gun is an offensive weapon. It’s not useful for self defense. You can’t shoot bullets out of the air easily. There’s no need for useless name-calling.
By funding arms to Israel
Except she voted against said funding by voting against the bill.
to protect it from consequences of committing a genocide
The iron dome existed before the current genocide. But you’re literally saying that civilians in Israel should die because the people in control of the government and military are committing genocide. That’s not justice. That’s advocating for murder as a form of revenge on a group when everyone in the group is not responsible for the preceding injustice. You’re applying the same logic as conservatives who pretend every Palestinian is a terrorist.
and invading and bombing multiple neighbours, which then allows it to act with further impunity to keep doing what it’s doing.
I’d be interested in defending Israel entirely. The conservatives in the majority in Congress will not allow that to happen. However AOC voted or even if she abstained, the results would not be any different.
She straight up declared anyone who voted for it effectively a nazi. She called Tlaib and Omar nazis.
She literally didn’t say that. If she did, you could quote her saying “Tlaib and Omar are Nazis.” You’re assigning that meaning to her words and then getting upset at your own interpretation.
I wouldn’t personally support funding anything in Russia or Israel.
Yet here you are defending funding the iron dome. Weird that.
A gun is an offensive weapon. It’s not useful for self defense. You can’t shoot bullets out of the air easily. There’s no need for useless name-calling.
A missile is an offensive weapon. What do you think the iron dome is? Idiot.
Except she voted against said funding by voting against the bill.
Yet she defended funding the iron dome, which is giving arms to Israel.
The iron dome existed before the current genocide.
Irrelevant to the point.
But you’re literally saying that civilians in Israel should die because the people in control of the government and military are committing genocide.
Irrelevant to the point. You’re saying Russian civilians should die by saying you wouldn’t fund anything in Russia. You also said the same about Israel, so you also support killing Israeli civilians according to you.
You’re saying German civilians should die because you refuse to provide Hitler with AA guns.
I’d be interested in defending Israel entirely. The conservatives in the majority in Congress will not allow that to happen. However AOC voted or even if she abstained, the results would not be any different.
??? nonsensical.
She literally didn’t say that. If she did, you could quote her saying “Tlaib and Omar are Nazis.” You’re assigning that meaning to her words and then getting upset at your own interpretation.
“If you believe neo-nazis are welcome and operating in good faith, you can have them!” She said about people voting in favour of the amendment. She called Ilhan and Tlaib nazis.
Yet here you are defending funding the iron dome. Weird that.
Except I’m not. You literally quoted me saying I don’t support funding the iron dome.
A missile is an offensive weapon. What do you think the iron dome is? Idiot.
A missile that shoots down other missiles isn’t offensive in nature.
Yet she defended funding the iron dome, which is giving arms to Israel.
She explained why she voted a certain way on a meaningless amendment that never had a chance of passing, which was a political stunt by a racist conspiracy theorist. What are you defending an amendment by a racist conspiracy theorist?
Irrelevant to the point.
No, just inconvenient for your point.
Irrelevant to the point. You’re saying Russian civilians should die by saying you wouldn’t fund anything in Russia.
I’m not. Russia can leave Ukraine and the war would be over.
You also said the same about Israel, so you also support killing Israeli civilians according to you.
I didn’t. Quote me where I said that.
You’re saying German civilians should die because you refuse to provide Hitler with AA guns.
There actually was a lot of debate about civilian deaths in the firebombing of Dresden and the dropping of the atomic bombs in Japan. Your lack of historical context and nuance doesn’t help your broad brush arguments.
And none of this has any affect on the funding bill that AOC voted against.
You’re crucifying people over useless words on meaningless amendments brought as political stunts.
??? nonsensical.
If you don’t understand how voting in Congress works, I can find you a video. If you don’t understand how a single vote more in a 422-6 vote on an amendment is statistical irrelevant, I can probably find a math video for you also.
“If you believe neo-nazis are welcome and operating in good faith, you can have them!”
That quote didn’t include Tlaib and Omar’s names.
She said about people voting in favour of the amendment. She called Ilhan and Tlaib nazis.
That’s your flawed interpretation. You’re putting those words in her mouth. Quote her where she literally called those individuals Nazis.
Hitchens razor applies.
Except I’m not. You literally quoted me saying I don’t support funding the iron dome.
You are an absurdly obtuse and disingenuous person.
Iron Dome funding is sending arms to Israel. Iron Dome protects Israel as it invades its neighbours and commits a genocide. It’s that simple.
You are defending a vote against stripping iron dome funding, accusing others of being in favour of killing civilians whilst trying to claim you also don’t support funding Israel. You can’t have it both ways. You support killing of civilians with your own stupid fucking rhetoric, but you want to dance around the issue and pretend you aren’t doing what you are in fact doing.
There actually was a lot of debate about civilian deaths in the firebombing of Dresden and the dropping of the atomic bombs in Japan. Your lack of historical context and nuance doesn’t help your broad brush arguments.
You are genuinely a fucking moron. I said nothing about Dresden or dropping nukes. You are literally advocating for sending AA guns to Hitler by equating and reducing all forms of military response as being one and the same as mass murder of civilians to suggest it’s legitimate to support funding for the Iron Dome as “defensive”.
I’m not. Russia can leave Ukraine and the war would be over.
And Israel could leave Palestine (and Lebanon, and Syria, and stop attacking Iran). You’re just a rank hypocrite who supports arming genocide
“we must give the German Reich the best defensive capabilities else civilians might die! Germany has a right to defend itself! Do you want more civilian casualties?!”
Note that I said I wouldn’t fund the iron dome. I don’t think Israel should receive any funding from the US. But apparently nuance isn’t in vogue right now.
Keep stuffing that straw man.
How is it a strawman?
