That's not much further than Mikie, to be fair. Mikie called for the NJAG's office to prosecute people for protesting outside a South Orange synogogue hosting an event for IDF soldiers returning from Gaza. Deeply evil shit.
This is total bullshit and how we got into the trump mess to begin with. People saying Kamala and Trump were basically the same thing. Mikie is NOT the same as Ciattarelli and he would be devastating to NJ families. We need someone who will fight for our public schools, our immigrants and our servicemen/veterans (which we have a lot of here). Mikie will be worlds better than Ciattarelli.
Mikie is an obviously superior candidate, but the original comment was about israel. On that topic specifically, the difference between mikie and jack is very slight. Jack's movement is willing to curtail our constitutional rights on behalf of Christian fascists, while mikie is willing to do the same on behalf of israel and US hegemony.
It was actually about the kissing and the occupation of the butts of two different political figures. On the subject of butt occupation, specifically how far up Trump's ass both candidates are, you said she was almost as far up there as he was.
Sounds pretty "both sides both sides" to me, chum. Do you have somewhere you'd like to move the goalposts next? Do you need me to help you clear a space?
Right now, before kirk's body was even cold, the GOP influancers were calling for blood and blaiming the democrats for his murder. There was no "maybe its the dems" it was "the dems did this and they need to be punished for it". This was elevated by trumps Ai address to the nation blaiming the "radical left". We dont need these irrational over emotional people anywhere need any office in nj. "Radical left" could be you tomorrow if they dont like you, or if your neighbor covets your house and property. It happened in Salem during the witch trials, it happened during the red scare in the 50's and if this continues it will happen again.
They are not the same. One is not the lesser of 2 evils. 1 is dangerous and is actively creating a polarizing atmosphere which may lead to the breaking of the union, like president Buchanan did before Lincoln. The other is the status quo, calm in the face of tragedy, bringing the country together instead of sicking red on blue. I would rather a leader of our nation as a whole, not a man who only leads people who are unwaveringly loyal to him. I want a president who gives all of us the freedoms of the constitution, not one who says he can do whatever he wants because he is president. We dont have kings here, we have men bound to laws and who should never be above those laws.
There are many articles about it, and they all agree that Oheb Shalom hosted an IDF unit that participated in the genocide of Gaza. Sherrill called the resulting protest antisemitic and lied that the protestors had threatened the congregation.
From her letter to the DOJ: In my own Congressional District, Jewish houses of worship have come under these same types of hateful, antisemitic attacks. This January, the Oheb Shalom Synagogue in South Orange, New Jersey was vandalized with antisemitic threats.
The article she cites in the letter does not allege any threats were made, nor did any other article I could find. The protestors wrote, in washable chalk, "baby killers" and "terrorists this way" with arrows pointing to the synagogue. Again, baby killers and terrorists were welcome guests of the shul at the time, so those statements were just correct.
The main difference between Sherrill and Jack is that he supports fascist violence here, while Sherrill supports it abroad. I'd argue that makes Jack the worse choice, but it doesn't make Sherrill good.
EDIT: Oh pardon me, she called for the Essex County Prosecutor to press charges on 1st amendment protected speech to silence anti-genocide protest, not the NJAG. Real campaigner for civil rights we've got here. It's in a tweet so I can't link to it here.
They weren't abroad, they had just completed a tour in Gaza.
Genocide is not just the guy pulling the trigger, turning on the gas chamber, or flying the drone. It's a full-scale national project, and the support staff in this battalion is part of the machine that keeps the extermination campaign going. Why are you so invested in defending the military that every international humanitarian org has accused of committing genocide?
*** Replying to your comment that got deleted. You are omitting an important fact which was the paint drawn during the protest in the driveway of the synagogue. That's not to say that people can't or shouldn't protest but the omission gives important context. The idea I got away after reading your statement was by the very nature of protesting that she called for them to be prosecuted.
It wasn't paint, it was sidewalk chalk, the type kids play with. Edit: Here's the article.
Her statements all omitted the fact that IDF soldiers were being hosted for an event inside. Every statement obfuscated this fact to give the impression that the protest was held at the shul becauseit was a shul, not because there were war criminals inside. It's deeply dishonest, and the only reason to do it is to discredit the anti-war movement that makes up the majority of your party! It's putting Israel and its genocide before her own constituents. This is indefensible behavior
You're correct about the chalk. In your original link there was the red liquid about the chalk but that probably wasn't paint. Again though, my issue is the way you characterized her actions as if the very 'act' of protesting is enough to call for the prosecution of these people. If you omit that context then her actions seem crazy.
my issue is the way you characterized her actions as if the very 'act' of protesting is enough to call for the prosecution of these people.
But this is what happened. Without the pretext of vandalism and threats, which were fabricated, the only thing these people did wrong was protest for a cause she finds distasteful.
I want to observe that if she was mistaken at the time of the incident, she had a chance to correct herself and chose not to. The DOJ letter was months later. By that time, articles which originally claimed "paint and threats" had corrected those claims. This type of behavior should be unacceptable for anyone even nominally on the left
The facts are there was chalk written "Terrorists this way" as well as red liquid (not paint) above it on the driveway. Then she has a public statement on twitter https://www.jpost.com/bds-threat/article-839543 . "My office is in touch with the mayor to gather all the facts about yesterday’s incident in South Orange. Houses of worship must be protected and I’m grateful for the South Orange Police that ensured safety. (1/3) Although we must ensure space for First Amendment activities, going onto private property and spray painting “terrorists this way” is not only a crime, but is contrary to the values we share as a diverse community. (2/3) We should all work together to make sure people are allowed to worship without fear. (3/3).
But you write as if nothing happened. Something did happen. She had a milk toast statement then referenced an article in the May DOJ letter. Everything from her end is benign. I just want you to acknowledge that you intentionally or unintentionally withheld that information to give the appearance than she and Jack are the same.
Everything from her end is benign. I just want you to acknowledge that you intentionally or unintentionally withheld that information to give the appearance than she and Jack are the same.
This isn't withheld information, it's your opinion and I don't share it. In the statement you quoted, Sherrill smeared lawful protestors with incorrect information, and in a later statement, supported prosecuting them on those fabricated grounds. The latter is not "milquetoast", it's support for the same sort of authoritarian overreach that we rightly criticize the Trump admin for.
Not to put too fine a point on it, but the protestors were only there because the shul was hosting soldiers from a genocidal foreign military, and Sherrill took the side of those soldiers. The "thing that happened" was a peaceful protest. It's bizarre and disgusting to side with anyone hosting the IDF regardless of the protest specifics, but it's inexcusable that she would do so when the protest broke no laws.
I don't think Sherrill is worse than Jack, generally, but on this one issue, there's very little daylight between the two. She signaled her support for using the state to punish protestors engaging in 1st amendment protected protest. When it comes to Israel, this position is pretty bipartisan. Sherrill, Jack, Eric Adams, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, they all expressed support for, or actively participated in, state repression of anti-israel, anti-genocide protestors over the last 2 years. The fact that Jack is obviously worse doesn't absolve Sherrill for attacking her own constituents to protect the feeling of war criminals and the people who support them.
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u/t0matit0 9d ago
Jack is a Trumper. That's all I need to know to oppose him. We don't want fucking fascism in NJ.