Huge Anti-Trump Protests EXCLUDE Gaza and Go PRO-NATO (w/ Danaka Katovich of Code Pink)
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National Co-Director of feminist anti-war group Code Pink joins Briahna Joy Gray on Bad Faith to discuss Tom Cotton's attacks on Code Pink and Senator Jim Ba...

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/28249292

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National Co-Director of feminist anti-war group Code Pink joins Bad Faith to discuss Tom Cotton’s attacks on Code Pink and Senator Jim Banks’ allegation that Code Pink is in violation of the Foreign Agents Registration Act. In the wake of huge protests on April 5th and since October 7th, establishment politicians have been cracking down on protests. What is the future of protests? Are they effective, or tools for the managed release of public discontent? Does Code Pink have insights and/or strategies to maximize this moment?

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The video discusses the current state of protest movements in the US, particularly focusing on anti-war activism, the shift in public opinion regarding Israel, and the challenges faced by organizations like Code Pink. It also addresses accusations against Code Pink of being funded by foreign entities and the broader implications for activism and political discourse.

Key Points:

  • Code Pink’s Protest Strategy: Code Pink focuses on actions that educate and inspire people to take action against war and in favor of peace, disrupting events to expose politicians’ stances.
  • Shifting Public Opinion on Israel: A recent poll shows a majority of US adults now have an unfavorable view of Israel, with significant shifts among Democrats and young Republicans.
  • Accusations Against Code Pink: Code Pink is facing accusations of being funded by the Chinese Communist Party, which they vehemently deny. They are filing an ethics complaint against Senator Tom Cotton for spreading these lies.
  • Repression and Fear-Mongering: There’s a concern that the establishment is cracking down on dissent, using tactics like deportation threats and spreading misinformation to create fear and discourage activism.
  • The “Miss Rachel” Controversy: The video touches on the controversy surrounding “Miss Rachel,” a children’s programmer accused of anti-Semitism for expressing concern for Palestinian children.
  • Foreign Influence and Hypocrisy: The discussion highlights the hypocrisy of accusing anti-war groups of being funded by foreign entities while ignoring the significant Israeli funding of various causes and political campaigns in the US.
  • Need for Organized Action: The speakers emphasize the importance of organizing people into movements and providing political education to empower them to take more concrete actions beyond protests.
  • DHS Screening for Anti-Semitism: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is going to begin screening aliens’ social media activity for anti-semitism.

Highlights:

  • Code Pink’s representative details the organization’s strategy for deciding on protest actions, emphasizing education and inspiration.
  • The discussion of the poll revealing a significant shift in public opinion against Israel.
  • The detailed explanation of the accusations against Code Pink and their response.
  • The analysis of the “Miss Rachel” controversy and the broader implications for free speech and criticism of Israel.
  • The emphasis on the need for organized action and political education to translate public sentiment into meaningful change.

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With Briahna Joy Gray

  • PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat
    1·
    2 months ago

    Many of the working class are struggling, and groups like Code Pink are just one group that tries to show what the majority of people feel.

    That’s not what I see. It seems like they are concerned to a really bizarre degree on what the US does externally and how it impacts foreign powers. Which, fine, but that’s not what the majority of suffering people in the US are concerned with.

    Which is questioning the politicians on their voting record and trying to stop the funding of foreign military budgets that cause mass slaughter.

    Linking these two is common Russian propaganda. The two are barely related to each other. If the primary concern was working people, then there are far easier and far more impactful things they could be advocating for that would produce immediate improvements for working people, than for example stopping aid to Ukraine.

    Actually their lack of concern for, for example, endangering social security and medicaid which are currently under existential threat and make ten or a hundred times more difference to ordinary people in the US than does aid to Ukraine.

    Again, the majority of people want peace and ceasefires in Gaza and Ukraine, not a continuation of funding foreign governments and their military ambitions.

    What is Ukraine’s military ambition? In your world? What behavior by them would cause Russia to stop killing their citizens and taking their land?

    Sorry for failing to communicate in the way you wanted to; I will continue to try and learn!

    Sounds good. If I just listed out a little handful of direct questions, would you be open to the idea of giving some direct answers to them instead of wandering off on a tangent about how I must have been inspired by Tom Cotton or AIPAC?

    • jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.worldOP
      13·
      2 months ago

      Foreign policy is tied to the decline of the American Empire.

      Spending trillions of dollars on foreign wars, military budgets, and governments has a direct impact on domestic issues.

      Again, the owner class (oligarchy) funds (bribes) our politicians to support the funding of more forever wars.

      The world is becoming a multipolar world due to the rise of China and other countries. BRICS is an organization that promotes trade within these upcoming countries.

      We must stop being the aggressor and start diplomacy.

      common Russian propaganda.

      Reply:

      1. These views are not only brought out due to being brainwashed or bought by Russia, China, Iran, Hamas, Code Pink, and other boogeymen.
      1. We just came to the same conclusion: that these forever wars are not helping the everyday person in the United States; in fact, they do the opposite.

      What is Ukraine’s military ambition? In your world? What behavior by them would cause Russia to stop killing their citizens and taking their land?

      Ukraine is just, sadly, another pawn of US aggression in trying to contain and regime change Russia.[1]

      NATO, our European military aggression organization for now—Trump might change that, surprisingly.

      Ukraine could have negotiated a peace treaty, like the one brought up in 2022, until Boris Johnson and the US interfered.

      Now, it will be much harder to get that deal back.

      Sounds good. If I just listed out a little handful of direct questions, would you be open to the idea of giving some direct answers to them instead of wandering off on a tangent about how I must have been inspired by Tom Cotton or AIPAC?,

      It is all connected: our politicians, lobbying (legal bribes, donations), our foreign policy, and our declining American Empire.

      AIPAC and Tom Cotton are pushing for more foreign funding and forever wars.

      direct questions, would you be open to the idea of giving some direct answers

      I can try!

      Edit:

      1. Fixed placement of citation, moved to first Ukraine sentence reply.

      1. [1] https://lemmy.world/post/28318300 | Article: https://www.jeffsachs.org/newspaper-articles/history-of-war-in-ukraine ↩︎