Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.) is revoking his membership in the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) over its promotion of what he said was an antisemitic rally in New York City. “Today, I am offi…

Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.) is revoking his membership in the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) over its promotion of what he said was an antisemitic rally in New York City.

“Today, I am officially renouncing my membership in the Democratic Socialists of America. After the brutal terrorist attacks on Israel, which included the indiscriminate murder, rape, and kidnapping of innocent men, women, and children, I can no longer associate with an organization unwilling to call out terrorism in all its forms,” he wrote in a statement Wednesday.

Thanedar, formerly one of the six members of the DSA in Congress, said that a rally in Times Square on Sunday pushed him to make the decision.

The rally, held just one day after Hamas launched its deadly attack on Israel, was also denounced by other lawmakers and officials.

“Sunday’s hate-filled and antisemitic rally in New York City, promoted by the NYC-DSA, makes it impossible for me to continue my affiliation. I stand with Israel and its right to defend itself. There is no place for moral equivocation in the face of unadulterated evil as we have seen from Hamas,” Thanedar added.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    979·
    9 months ago

    A former CEO with a history of fraud investigations and votes with Matt Gaetz…

    He's not progressive, he just pulled a Sinema to get elected.

    And this is just a PR grab, he'd already been talking about starting a far right Hindu caucus in the US a few weeks ago. It just didn't get any press, so now he's trying to make it sound like this is why he's doing it.

      • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
        659·
        9 months ago

        She denounced the problematic people that showed up with nazi flags…

        https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/rep-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-condemns-hatred-antisemitism-palestinian-rcna119687

        That makes sense, and I don't know anyone that would disagree with that.

        This chucklefuck seems to think a handful of bigots means the DSA supports nazis. Which is fucking stupid for a lot of reasons that shouldn't need explaining.

        • 30mag@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1535·
          9 months ago

          She denounced the problematic people that showed up with nazi flags…

          She was not specific.

          “It should not be hard to shut down hatred and antisemitism where we see it. That is a core tenet of solidarity,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said in a statement to Playbook late Monday — her first comments on the rally.

          “The bigotry and callousness expressed in Times Square on Sunday were unacceptable and harmful in this devastating moment. It also did not speak for the thousands of New Yorkers who are capable of rejecting both Hamas’ horrifying attacks against innocent civilians as well as the grave injustices and violence Palestinians face under occupation,” she said.

          https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/rep-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-condemns-hatred-antisemitism-palestinian-rcna119687

          Quite a few others have shared their views on the rally.

          https://www.politico.com/newsletters/new-york-playbook/2023/10/10/heat-for-nyc-dsa-after-pro-palestine-rally-00120675

          • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
            5715·
            9 months ago

            It also did not speak for the thousands of New Yorkers who are capable of rejecting both Hamas’ horrifying attacks against innocent civilians as well as the grave injustices and violence Palestinians face under occupation,” she said.

            It's right there…

            And something her and other progressives have been saying for like a decade now.

            It seems like you want to make it sound like AOC is condemning anyone that's not sucking off Netenyahu

            I don't think I'm going to be able to help you. And I definitely don't want to spend my morning trying to find out.

            Try someone else.

      • lps2@lemmy.ml
        51·
        9 months ago

        No idea why you are getting down voted for asking a question especially as it brings up something important around the DSA and it's highest profile members. I will look for the article but saw that the national DSA org came out saying the event was not planned (or supported? trying to remember how strong the language was) by the national org but rather the NY chapter. It will be interesting to see the fallout and whether that changes the power balance within org leadership

        • assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world
          31·
          9 months ago

          It will be an interesting litmus test for the DSA. If they want to achieve national relevance, they'll need to pretty much agree with AOC and investigate what happened with the NY chapter.

          All they need to say is that they condemn the Hamas attack just like they condemn Israel's indiscriminate bombing of Palestine, and they plan to investigate their NY chapter to understand what happened.

        • 30mag@lemmy.worldEnglish
          32·
          9 months ago

          I will look for the article but saw that the national DSA org came out saying the event was not planned (or supported? trying to remember how strong the language was)

          I believe the DSA said they didn't organize the rally.

        • Cryophilia@lemmy.world
          36·
          9 months ago

          No idea why you are getting down voted

          Unfortunately leftists hate having their thought processes challenged almost as much as MAGAs.