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Win or Lose, Democrats Need to Punish Rashida Tlaib for Her Refusal to Endorse Harris
Saving America is bigger than the tragic mess that Hamas created when they invaded Israel on October 7th.
Don’t you dare confuse my anger at the Muslims of Michigan as being pro-Israel. I am not. I understand the historical angst Israel feels, but the violence they have committed in response to the October 7th terrorist attack has been horrific.
That said, Hamas is a terrorist organization, and the people of Gaza could have put their families first and rejected Hamas — they haven’t. Does that justify the genocidal attacks by Israel against the people of Gaza? No. Israel has acted no better than Russia, although their justification for their response in the beginning was at least more warranted.
Congresswoman Tlaib of Michigan is leading potentially hundreds of thousands of Muslim Democrats to vote for the head of the Green Party, Jill Stein. Michigan could go to Trump because this one woman failed to understand that America is bigger than her anger.
“Don’t underestimate the power you all have,” Tlaib told a get-out-the-vote United Auto Workers rallygoers. “More than those ads, those lawn signs, those billboards, you all have more power to turn out people…
