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Topperer@sir.net> wrote:
Bradley K. Sherman wrote
I am usually sucking black cocks in Oakland.
--bks
When a draft dodging tax evading racist pederast like Sherman.
Texas Democrat and soon-to-be "Squad" member Greg Casar compared
"defund the police" activists to Martin Luther King Jr.
During a Tuesday morning sitdown with the Texas Tribune, Casar
discussed his efforts to cut police funding as a member of the
Austin City Council. The Democrat dismissed criticism and
blasted Democrats for "trying to blame activist movements for
our challenges as Democratic politicians." Casar went on to
compare the defund the police movement to King's civil rights
movement, arguing both were unpopular at the onset.
"MLK was not popular when he did his activist work. And his goal
was not to get more Democrats elected. His goal was to transform
American society, both short term and long term," Casar said.
"Same thing—really important for the biggest protest movement,
probably in American history, or at least the biggest one in my
lifetime since the civil rights movement, to stand up and say,
‘We need change to have a more just society,' especially for
black folks and folks of color. It's not their job in the
streets to come up with exactly the right slogans to help us get
elected."
Casar's comments received little attention—the Democrat's
Tribune interview has only been viewed 153 times on YouTube as
of this writing, and national media outlets did not cover the
conversation. But that will likely change in a matter of months.
In March, Casar rode support from "Squad" members Alexandria
Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.), Jamaal Bowman (D., N.Y.), Pramila
Jayapal (D., Wash.), and Ayanna Pressley (D., Mass.) to handily
win the Democratic primary for Texas's 35th Congressional
District. Come November, he is widely expected to win the deep-
blue district, and his defund the police rhetoric could quickly
cause headaches for Democrats who insist their party does not
support the movement.
Casar, who is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America,
rose to prominence as an Austin City Council member in the wake
of George Floyd's death. Casar quickly authored legislation to
remove $150 million from the city's police department budget,
which passed in August 2020.
Roughly one year later, Casar launched his congressional
campaign through an announcement video that promised to pass
single-payer health care. Casar's campaign site, meanwhile,
touts a Squad-backed bill that would end federal funding for
police, disband the DEA and ICE, and "develop a time-bound plan
to close all federal prisons."
Casar is running to replace longtime Democratic incumbent Lloyd
Doggett, who opted to move to Texas's newly drawn 37th
Congressional District. Casar will face either Dan McQueen or
Michael Rodriguez in November. The two Republicans are embroiled
in a primary runoff battle, which will take place in late May.
TAGS: 2022 Election, Texas, Texas Democrats
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