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AIPAC is expected to spend $100 million across its political entities in 2024, taking aim at candidates they deem insufficiently supportive of Israel
submitted 2 months ago by neolib from politico.com
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[–]westway9 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun - 2 months ago (8 children)
Yet another reason private money must be removed from politics. Any foreign nation so inclined can bribe our political candidates in the form of "campaign donations." This effectively cedes our sovereignty to the international elites. This is the only issue that matters right now politically. You can't make any political reforms when the organs of the state are controlled by someone else.
[–]Jiminy 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 2 months ago (7 children)
Does that include Americans donating?
[–]westway9 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 2 months ago (6 children)
Yes. Plenty of billionaire elites are from America. No one should be able to bribe a politician. Campaigns must be 100% publicly funded.
[–]Jiminy 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 2 months ago (5 children)
We have citizens United where the Supreme Court said it'd go against free speech from corporations. A private rich person can legally just give up to $5,500, basically nothing. They'd prefer to donate thru corporations anyway for privacy.
We need some kind of new law but it's like asking wolves to guard the hen house.
[–]westway9 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 2 months ago (4 children)
Clearly, we need a constitutional amendment enshrining publicly financed campaigns. And to those who say that's unrealistic, I say: Expecting democracy to survive legalized bribing of this politicians is unrealistic.
[–]Jiminy 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun - 2 months ago (3 children)
It's like expecting these politicians to vote for a salary decrease for themselves. And of course constitutional amendments require even more than usual, 67% votes. I'm not saying impossible just very unlikely.
[–]westway9 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 2 months ago (2 children)
Agreed, and yet that is the only way out I can see.
[–]Jiminy 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun - 2 months ago (0 children)
A revolution is probably unlikely. But this fake democratic system is even more unlikely to be changed by voting. I'll give the woke Hamas supporters credit for a moment. They are out in the streets violently protesting. I may disagree with the cause but I agree that the methods are leading to change. Hamas attacked people, propaganda of the deed. Caused reactionary attacks by Israel which most left wingers are against. Pressuring Biden. They don't have money to Donate, not as much as AIPAC anyway. So when you don't have money to donate you pressure politicians in other ways.
[–]EddieC 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 2 months ago (0 children)
The only way out is Collabocracy.
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