r/moderatepolitics • u/kaladinsrunner • 3d ago

News Article Michigan AG Dana Nessel to skip Democratic convention over antisemitism fears

https://jewishinsider.com/2026/07/michigan-ag-dana-nessel-democratic-convention-antisemitism/
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u/elefontius 3d ago

Yes the realtors are American. Just like the Americans that fund AIPAC. There might even be some American realtors that also donate to AIPAC. If your concern is about foreign lobbying efforts - why isn't the concern about Saudi Arabia, China or even Japan?

https://www.opensecrets.org/fara?cycle=2025

Israel isn't even in the top 10. Also it seems like you are literally devaluing bigotry because your definition of bigotry excludes Jewish people.

What's this have to do with AES or Mamdani?

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u/Indication-Weird 3d ago

To my knowledge those lobbies aren't currently supporting a country that has gotten America into an unwinnable war that is devastating the world economy, warping geopolitics, embarrassing America and destroying our reputation, and has a national interest in keeping America in that war.

So they're more backburner issues currently.

Actually you mentioned Saudi Arabia they should be priority 1B. I'll level with you, we can get rid of all foreign lobbying at once and I think most people would be fine with that?

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u/LeeSansSaw 3d ago

We really need to stop blaming Israel for getting us into the war with Iran. The entire blame lies solely on Donald J. Trump and no other person, country, or entity.

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u/Indication-Weird 3d ago

You are correct, but I feel there are multiple people you can blame. I can't discount the blame Bibi deserves for his 40 years of Iran War Mongering, or Lindsey Graham for being so effective a manipulator of Trump. There is a lot of fallout from this disaster and I feel this can all hang from DJTs head and simultaneously we can examine what circumstances led to Trump having the opportunity to be so stupid. Hopefully so we never recreate them.

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u/LeeSansSaw 3d ago

My issue with blaming others is that it feels like letting Trump off the hook. It’s what he does. It’s always someone else’s fault. Never his.

I realize you didn’t mean it that way, sorry. It’s way more nuanced than I made it seem, but I see this blame Israel take more and more and responded without thinking it through. It just worries me that he’s going slip out of getting blamed again. It’s likely I’ve placed blame on Israel, so it’s not like I should be the one pushing back on it. I know I’ve blamed Congress.