• Monument@lemmy.sdf.org
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      Ah , see, that take is rationalizing. She’s a former CIA torturer who worked under Bush. Within Michigan she once moved into a lobbyists house to avoid getting primaried after redistricting. (The lobbyist’s house was in a safe democrat area that the Democrat party did not field a local candidate for.) Her ascension to state senator was equally questionable - all the other candidates dropped out after meeting with party officials.

      It’s clear she’s the Democrats new Joe Manchin, put there to avoid progress and force concessions if they ever win a plurality. All the Michiganders I know vehemently hate her.

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          First she was in the DA not DO at the CIA so she factually was not a torturer as analysts weren’t doing torture rather the spies were.

          Your defense of her is that she chose to work for torturers? Why would anyone work for torturers?

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              1- I’m not who made the claim

              2- How is this distinction a material difference? If she worked for torturers then she is unsupportable

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                  She is a fascist. She worked for torturers

                  Neoliberalism’s erosion of the welfare state and GWB’s brutal and bumbling advancement of American Oligarchy via the War on Terror are why we are currently living under outright fascism. Those who caused this current crisis must be cast out as arsonists who lit the current inferno

                  Anti-fascists must be united and must avoid factionalism. She is not an anti-fascist, which is why she supports our ruling class of oligarchs. Because she is not a part of our movement, but is a deceiver who literally works for the spies of the American Oligarchs, we must not accept her as on “our” side

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                  Well, one line of my comment was about her being part of the CIA torture apparatus. The rest detailed how she, personally and with the help of the Democratic Party, did fascist things like subvert the will of the people by preventing real political choice.

                  This isn’t a situation where we can pick the lesser of two evils and hold our nose. I’m outright saying she’s part of the problem — so fuck her and her insistence that we focus on only the kings they want us to be concerned about. And fuck her desire to step away from our moral duty to protect others from discrimination.

                  I will not abandon my principles for word games.

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      Its great that you’re into solid research. I admire that. Maybe you could take a moment to read Slotkins wikipedia then.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elissa_Slotkin

      And google her caucus memberships. They tell you who she is, and its not great. And she’s another “Endorsed by Liz Cheney” Dem which is the coveted endorsement for liberals.

      Let me help get you started from that wikipedia page:

      Caucus memberships

      New Democrat Coalition

      Problem Solvers Caucus[

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          I know who she is. I believe you are incorrect in your take on her

          Great, explain her caucus memberships and being a top AIPAC recipient then. Go ahead, I’ll wait. Do you need me to google the mission of those caucuses for you? Even the stated mission would do it, we dont even need to look at the awful things they actually support or the various ways they have shafted members of the democratic party for decades.

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      Did you miss mediaite is another corporate propaganda rag to prop up the oligarchy kleptocracy?