cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/33487836
By MEE staff
Published date: 21 July 2025 21:11 BSTThe New York lawmaker voted against an amendment by Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene last week that sought to block $500m in Congress’ annual defence spending bill for Israel’s Iron Dome programme.
Fellow Democrats Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar [as well as Democrats Al Green of Texas, Summer Lee of Pennsylvania and Republican Thomas Massie of Kentucky - PL] had supported Taylor Greene’s amendment, which eventually lost in a 422-6 vote.
In a post on X on Saturday, Ocasio-Cortez claimed that Greene’s amendment did “nothing to cut off offensive aid to Israel nor end the flow of US munitions being used in Gaza”.
Agreed. And it’s a real problem on the left, because we actually believe in things.
We really need to take a breath, ask where are we and where do I want us to go, and ask if this person is pushing in the same general direction
It’s all about momentum
Exactly, monumental change usually moves monumentally slow unless there is a powerful catalyst. So pushing in the right areas instead of wondering why one of the best options in power isn’t better is key to that momentum.