I've seen his interviews. obfuscation. not trustworthy. reject AIPAC money then we talk.

When did he receive money from Pro-Israel donors? Let’s investigate. Track AIPAC gets it’s info from Open Secrets…right?

Individuals who were pro-Israel gave the overwhelming majority of the $$$ Track AIPAC reports during 2020 primary. 5 years ago! Buttigieg has not been a candidate since then - long before the tensions arose between Israel & Gaza. Are you suggesting that people who support Israel can’t contribute?

"Long before the tensions arose between Israel & Gaza"...are you unaware that Israel has been violently murdering and displacing Palestinians since 1947, and that 5 years ago! Israel was murdering Palestinians, stealing land, operating an apartheid state, violating Intl law etc? Was Pete unaware?

“Are you suggesting that people who support Israel can’t contribute?” I’m not sure what you mean by this. Could you clarify?

people who support Israel are Republicans.

Were you at all concerned with pro-Israel contributors in 2020 or did the publicity generated since Hamas attacked peak your interest? Since those donations to Buttigieg occurred 5 years ago…are you *still* going to put him on blast for them? If so, please justify your reasoning.

I don’t think you were talking to me, but just wanted to point out that a lot of people (myself included) were unaware of all the horrible stuff Israel had been doing to Palestine until it was talked about more post 10/7/23. If I had known back in 2020 I wouldn’t support any AIPAC candidates

It’s all about them They are perfect They know everything And they hate the Democrats

Here’s a hypothetical. If Pete is in the Dem primary for 2028, and in an interview is asked “would you support a total abortion ban from conception”, and then he gives a vague answer because he’s either unsure, or pandering for votes, would you still think he’s an acceptable candidate?

@happywarriorbee.bsky.social no answer?

It’s obvious you don’t like Pete. That’s fine. You go on with your complaining and perfect perfection and I’m just not bothering.

The ‘purity test’/‘perfection’ complaint is precisely why I asked my question. It’s obvious that there are some issues that make a candidate a non-starter when you hold progressive values. It’s just for you, genocide isn’t one of them 🤷‍♂️

you can't call yourself a progressive, leftist, or even liberal if you support funding ethnic cleansing and genocide. those types of people are called Republicans. yes, it's a litmus test. yes, it makes the tent smaller. good.

it's an absolute litmus test. if he can't articulate a strong defense of Palestinians, call out Israel, refuse funding then he's not an acceptable candidate.

no sweetie we are Democrats. people who support genocide are not.

Your comment is confusing, since an overwhelming majority of Democratic politicians support the genocide. What are you trying to say?