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[–] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 60 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"The Democratic Party's hostility to Israel" what fucking hostility they purposely lost the most slam dunk election in history in support of Israel how much more could they do

[–] reaper_cushions@hexbear.net 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The miniscule impact the complete rejection of current Israeli policy of extermination of the Democratic base had, being the election of Zohran Mamdani and a handful of representatives and some lip service from AOC, was enough to send the Dersh running. Unless a party shows complete devotion to Israel, it's not the Dersh's party.

[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 58 points 1 month ago (4 children)
[–] InexplicableLunchFiend@hexbear.net 44 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

New York Democrat.

It's a meaningless term. Everyone in New York is a Democrat, even the fascists and reactionaries and right-wingers. It's the only game in town.

Almost all of the centrist/rightwing rot that infests the DNC is concentrated in Illinois, New York and California. They are completely out of step with mainstream liberal voters nationwide in terms of their policies and preferences. The concentration of capital in these 3 states has completely taken over the political apparatus to an extent it hasn't quite in other places like say Colorado, Michigan, etc.

[–] SacredExcrement@hexbear.net 21 points 1 month ago

I always assumed Libertarian tbh

[–] sovietknuckles@hexbear.net 15 points 1 month ago

He's been a regular Fox News guest for years. Apparently these have all been "As a Democrat" Fox appearances

[–] Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 month ago

He campaigned for Obama and advised him on Middle East policy multiple times, but they had a falling out when Obama made the Iran deal.

[–] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 43 points 1 month ago (3 children)

he was a democrat????? that's the most shocking thing about this

[–] Crucible@hexbear.net 28 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It was very important to him to be a part of high society in NYC and at Martha's Vineyard and being a dem gets you on better guest lists, but opens you up to Larry David yelling at you in a country club restaurant

[–] Mindfury@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago

all I wanted was a pierogi

[–] moss_icon@hexbear.net 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

He already left the Democratic Party in 2024, so fuck knows why he’s only announcing it now.

[–] CommunistCuddlefish@hexbear.net 15 points 1 month ago

When I was a child I thought he was a Republican because of how bloodthirsty a warmonger he was.

[–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 43 points 1 month ago

guy not allowed within 500 feet of a school joins the anti-school party

[–] kristina@hexbear.net 40 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If he loves Israel so much why doesn't he just fuck off there

[–] Jew@hexbear.net 10 points 1 month ago

He's no Tarantino

[–] comrade_pibb@hexbear.net 36 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Toilet fork returned to kitchen

[–] lemmyseizethemeans@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 1 month ago

Best comment in thread

[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 35 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Fly announces it is moving to the stinkier pile of shit.

[–] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 10 points 1 month ago

this should be a political cartoon, maybe with the fly being exceptionally smug over its decision

[–] Jentu@lemmy.ml 35 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Just saying this would be a lot simpler than switching parties.

[–] GeckoChamber@hexbear.net 28 points 1 month ago

A big hit to the Democrats as all the numerous Dershheads are expected to follow suit

[–] Wertheimer@hexbear.net 28 points 1 month ago

I thought Megan's Law required him to register as a Libertarian?

[–] UmbraVivi@hexbear.net 28 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Does anyone in the US like this guy? Literally anyone?

[–] 30_to_50_Feral_PAWGs@hexbear.net 33 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Exactly enough voters in twelve swing states that the Dems will lose in 2028. This is also The Left's fault somehow.

[–] barrbaric@hexbear.net 15 points 1 month ago

Well obviously if we stopped pointing out that Dersh was a pedophile then he and his supporters would have stayed in the party and helped elect Gavin Newsom.

[–] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 11 points 1 month ago

enough very specific people that he's not behind bars despite very obvious and heavy involvement in one of the most fucked up conspiracy rings publicly known about

so at least 1-2, probably, unless you no longer consider them people

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Turd leaves shit pile for even bigger shit pile, experts shocked.

[–] microfiche@hexbear.net 19 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I figured he was already a republican. I'll be damned. He's just seen which way the wind is blowing; the democrats feckless attempts at Epstein have shown him that the republican side is a safety net he can rely on. He will be one of the right's good Jewish that they can point to and say see we aren't antisemites!?

If Democrats actually manage to break free from the zionist deathgrip and have some lukewarm opposition to Israel (arms embargoes, sanctions, etc) then I can imagine the majority of American Zionist Jews will move to the GOP. Zionism is more important to most zionists than any of their other political views, which they will discard if they need to.

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 18 points 1 month ago

And nothing of value was lost

[–] BattleshipPokemon@hexbear.net 18 points 1 month ago

My name is Benito Mussolini, and here's why I left the Left

[–] Keld@hexbear.net 16 points 1 month ago

I gotta say, it's wild that he just comes out and says its because of his allegiance to a foreign country and somehow you're allowed to do that in public discourse as a right winger.

[–] DasRav@hexbear.net 14 points 1 month ago

I read this and had a little laugh. Like, of course he did. Also: who cares. Any org he is a member of should be closed immediately.

In any just world, this absolute ghoul would be in forever jail and we would never hear from him again.

[–] came_apart_at_Kmart@hexbear.net 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] InexplicableLunchFiend@hexbear.net 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Kind of a Dem L that they let people like this slug happily exist in their ecosystems for decades

[–] pfried@reddthat.com 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Anybody can call themselves a Democrat. Nobody elected him.

[–] InexplicableLunchFiend@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Oh come on, he's a public figure and involved in politics. He donates money. He goes to events. He's connected. Give me a break, New York City is filled with rightwing cretins like this calling themselves "Democrats". It's acceptable to be a pedophile connected to Epstein who goes on FOX news to give rightwing talking points as a NYC Democrat. Nobody blinks an eye, this is the home of Cuomo the old folk annihilator. Ancient DINOs who sexually assault people is their brand.

[–] barrbaric@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago

Yeah but like they could have been pushing him down stairs for years.

[–] lemmyseizethemeans@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 1 month ago

Noooooo not the Dersh don't leave us

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh, no, the Dems lost another one of their pedophiles to the MAGAs. Soon the MAGAs will have ALL the pedophiles, and the Dems won't have any.

Maybe he was the last ones, and Democratic Pedophiles have actually become extinct. Plenty of MAGA Pedophiles, though, if that's your thing.

[–] casskaydee@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

Trying to imagine how willfully ignorant I would have to be to believe this

Zionists out

[–] MohammedTheCommunistPalestinian@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

stop linking that shithole site here

looking at that comment section made me wanna commit crimes of unfathomable brutality on said commenters

[–] mrfugu@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago

That title is wrong it should read “pedophilia defender and enjoyer alan dershowitz”

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago

What's the difference