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The criticism AOC is getting is about the amendement, not the bill. Nobody is criticizing her for the bill. AOC is making a bad faith strawman when talking about the bill.
No, people criticizing her over the amendment and falsely claiming she voted for funding Israel's genocide are making a bad faith argument. Voting for or against the amendment was meaningless. It was never going to pass. It was introduced by MTG as a stunt. Not going along with a stunt by a crazy racist conspiracy theorist is nowhere near the same as supporting genocide or funding it.
The bill is what matters. Ignoring the greater context is acting in bad faith. Ignoring the effective result is acting in bad faith. And pounding this issue only helps get people to not vote for the more left-leaning candidates. It's a really weird fight for anyone claiming to be a progressive.
This strawman wouldn't even make sense if AOCIA didn't already debunk it herself. She explicitly wants to spend American taxpayer money for Israeli weapons
It's really weird that you keep posting screenshots that debunk your own arguments.
Try reading what she says.
I did. You apparently didn't.
"I remain focused on cutting the flow of munitions that are being used to perpetuate the genocide in Gaza."
What part of that says "I support genocide" to you? What part of that says "I support funding genocide" to you?
You must intentionally ignore her actual words to believe she intends something else.
Politicians sneakily manipulate words? Damn.
If you need it spelled out: https://www.dsausa.org/statements/on-the-iron-dome-vote/
The statement you cited literally contradicts your claims. You said she funded genocide. The statement from the DSA literally said: "...the Congresswoman voted against the defense appropriations bill itself, voting against funding for the imperialist military-industrial complex and the Israeli genocide..."
What comes after the dots?
And there it is the admission you are here in bad faith.
Something something accusation is a confession.
Your entire position is based on bad faith. You claim things your own sources contradict. You claim things not in evidence. You literally quoted AOC and claimed she said the opposite of what she said.
What did the DSA say?
That AOC didn't vote for funding genocide, a fact you continue to ignore.