John Fetterman Criticized By Progressives For Supporting Israel
The far left has apparently made being anti-Israel a core part of its ideology, and it's taking its fanatical obsession out on Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman.
Fetterman has, surprisingly, been one of the staunchest pro-Israel voices on the national political scene after Hamas's terrorist attack on October 7. While many other progressive politicians such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez initially feigned a modicum of concern for Israel, they quickly pivoted to openly calling for Israel to accept having 1,200 civilians murdered without a response.
Since that time, an anti-Israel stance has apparently become necessary for progressives to maintain their ideological virtue card, something that Fetterman has openly ignored. And now the pushback from the far left has begun, with a Florida progressive Democratic caucus saying this week that Fetterman should not be allowed to give the keynote speech at a gala because he supports Israel.
"The [Florida Democratic Party] must heed the calls of its constituents and cancel Fetterman's keynote speech, demonstrating a commitment to amplifying the voices of the oppressed and pursuing a path toward peace and justice for all," the letter reads. According to this group, he "has betrayed the trust of his constituents by swiftly pivoting away from the platform he was elected on."
"His recent statements and actions, particularly regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, stand in stark contrast to the values of equality, justice, and peace that his supporters stand for," they claimed, while saying that his "unwavering support for Israel's actions" puts him in political alignment with Republicans. "The FDP's decision to provide a platform for John Fetterman, despite his abandonment of progressive values and alignment with divisive rhetoric, is a direct affront to the principles of democracy and justice," it says.
It's a near-perfect indication of the hypocritical ideological rot at the heart of modern progressive "thinking."
Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman in his trademark gym clothes. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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Fetterman, in theory, should be learning a valuable lesson about how the left enforces ideological conformity. Toe the line, on all things, or be, in this case quite literally, canceled. As of Friday afternoon, it's not clear if the Democratic Party of Florida, which somehow still exists, will follow through and cancel his speech.
Progressives have made being anti-Israel a core tenet of their ideology. Because they have laughably lumped the Palestinian cause as part of their delusional, anti-reality "oppressor/oppressed" narratives. Even though the most oppressive group in the entire conflict is the literal terror organization running Gaza.
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Protesters, who Fetterman defined as "pro-Hamas" or "really pro-Hamas," don't seem to understand that the rights they enjoy here would be violently prohibited under Hamas rule.
Israel is the bad guy, for inexplicable, nonsensical reasons, while all Palestinians are the good guys, because they are seen as a "resistance." The progressive organization said that supporting Israel is the antithesis of "equality, justice, and peace," while ignoring that Hamas does not observe or care about equality, for anyone, justice for anyone, or for peace. Considering they violated an already existing ceasefire to launch the terror attacks on October 7. And have launched thousands of rockets a year into Israel that are only stopped by Israel's superior technology.
But ideological consistency, cohesion and rational thought are not strongsuits of progressives. And hopefully Fetterman begins to learn that the same rot at the core of their views on Israel is present in many of their views on other issues.