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
      668·
      1 year 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·
        1 year 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
          5814·
          1 year 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.

          • 30mag@lemmy.worldEnglish
            521·
            1 year ago

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

            I chose an article that included the views of Jay Jacobs, Kathy Hochul, and Zohran Mamdani for a reason. It isn’t just this one person, Shri Thanedar, (who is allegedly very right-wing) who has made statements that were not praising the rally. That is the point I’m trying to make. I’m not taking shots at AOC.

    • lps2@lemmy.ml
      51·
      1 year 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·
        1 year 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·
        1 year 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
        35·
        1 year ago

        No idea why you are getting down voted

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