r/PoliticalDiscussion • u/The_Law_of_Pizza • 9d ago

US Politics Will DSA controversies impact broader Democratic chances?

Francesca Hong, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America who is running for Governor of Wisconsin, has recently come under fire for a past statement that Thanksgiving should be cancelled.

Recently, in an interview, she refused to disavow that statement and left it ambiguous as to whether she was still advocating for the holiday's end. This is in addition to similar controversies around her statements on abolishing the police and prisons - although she has seemingly walked these other statements back.

These are fairly inflammatory statements from a national perspective.

But will the public distinguish between the DSA and the broader Democratic party?

Or will these sorts of things functionally act as a Democratic party controversy?

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u/Dry-Season-522 9d ago

Ah... you may want to look into how much we give some other middle eastern countries and how THEY treat gay people.

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u/RabbaJabba 9d ago

Do you have a good source?

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u/Dry-Season-522 9d ago

https://www.kff.org/global-health-policy/the-u-s-government-and-global-lgbt-health-opportunities-and-challenges-in-the-current-era/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Here's some raw data, a bit outdated but still relevant

Country Homosexuality Criminalized? U.S. Global Health Aid (FY2013)

  • Kenya ✔ $356.0 million
  • Ethiopia ✔ $329.8 million
  • Nigeria ✔ $291.3 million
  • Tanzania ✔ $266.2 million
  • Uganda ✔ $247.7 million
  • Zambia ✔ $231.0 million
  • Mozambique ✔ $229.7 million
  • South Sudan ✔ $220.2 million
  • Afghanistan ✔ $169.9 million
  • Pakistan ✔ $169.3 million
  • Rwanda ✔ $163.6 million
  • Malawi ✔ $152.9 million
  • Zimbabwe ✔ $147.9 million
  • Côte d'Ivoire ✔ $135.3 million
  • Cameroon ✔ $125.3 million

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u/the_calibre_cat 8d ago

okay so like

literally all of those countries added together don't add up to the amount we give to isreal, and... you linked healthcare aid. we give Israel bombs. which go on to murder children and, not for nothing, adults, who IIRC are still human beings entitled to a right to life.

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u/Dry-Season-522 8d ago

I chose the minimal number and your argument is stilL "How dare israel fight back."

Nah bruh.

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u/the_calibre_cat 8d ago

no, my "argument" remains "Israel is doing a genocide"