Ocasio-Cortez, who changed her vote from no to present on Iron Dome at the last minute appears visibly upset. Appears to be crying on the House floor, in a hug with Rep. Jayapal— Marc Rod (@marcrod97) September 23, 2021
I don't get the point of the vote switch (the vote was literally 420-9, one more no or yes wouldn't have made a difference), and I imagine pro-Israel voters and special interests already hate her regardless of this vote (she literally called Israel an apartheid state).
Whatever, I don't care. I judge actions by their material consequences, and there's no material difference here.
I'm more disappointed in Jamaal Bowman, who calls himself a socialist and voted yes. Even a couple Warren Democrats voted no on this.
I don't get the point of the vote switch (the vote was literally 420-9, one more no or yes wouldn't have made a difference), and I imagine pro-Israel voters and special interests already hate her regardless of this vote (she literally called Israel an apartheid state).
Whatever, I don't care. I judge actions by their material consequences, and there's no material difference here.
I'm more disappointed in Jamaal Bowman, who calls himself a socialist and voted yes. Even a couple Warren Democrats voted no on this.
My conclusion from this is that the Zionist lobby is very strong in NYC.
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Like the other user said, it doesn't change the outcome. Mitigating the effectiveness of the messaging you're describing doesn't have much of a cost.
Principles are actually pretty good optics.
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I don't believe in electoralism in any way, but people who do seem to think that stuff matters, so that's the premise on which I'll argue.
Those people are wrong and stupid.
To be fair, switching from no to abstain to try and please Zionist voters is... also optics.
I heard his district is full of Jewish folk, I don't think he could vote no without losing his seat; not that it would have mattered either way.
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