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GOP introduces bill that would send anyone convicted of unlawful activity on a campus since Oct. 7th, 2023 to Gaza. (www.thedailybeast.com)

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GOP introduces bill that would send anyone convicted of unlawful activity on a campus since Oct. 7th, 2023 to Gaza.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15286301

"A group of Republican lawmakers introduced a bill on Wednesday which would send “any person convicted of unlawful activity” at a college or university, to do community service in Gaza for six months."

"Strangely, the bill appears to refer to any “unlawful activity on the campus of an institution of higher education beginning on and after October 7, 2023” but does not specifically mention the ongoing student protests, rendering it stupidly broad."

"Ogles spoke with Fox News about the bill, saying that, “If you support a terrorist organization, and you participate in unlawful activity on campuses, you should get a taste of your own medicine. I am going to bet that these pro-Hamas supporters wouldn’t last a day, but let’s give them the opportunity.”

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Republicans have a massive robust propaganda machine that flat out lies to their voters and they don't question it. Obviously democrats have a ton of problems but the way you are framing that is disgustingly dishonest.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Are you saying that the reason the Dems aren't trouncing the Republicans at every turn is because they won't flat out lie to their voters?

And, if so, do you feel that the Dems have been honest about Gaza, and the way they have characterized the campus protests?

I'm not saying "both parties are equally bad", I'm just saying that many of the justifications that Dems give for why the "mentality inferior Republicans" regularly beat them are really more of soothing stories than well-considered fact.

My whole thesis is that they're not stupid. They're dangerous. There IS method behind the madness, and this fairy tale we tell ourselves that they're stupid is harmful to Democratic chances, because if they're "just stupid" then you don't see the plan and methodology... And if you can't see the plan and methodology then you can't develop an effective response to it.

So, I'm telling you what it is, and asking you to just think critically about things for even 1 second after you hear them and instead of throwing up your hands and wailing, ask basic questions like "why? Who is the audience? What response do they expect, and from who? How does that further their cause?" This particular example is easy-mode.