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This is Andrew Yangs little party and its pro aid to israel. He's probably just trying to get to the head of the aipac paycheck line. This post does not belong in a progressive politics community.
Yang is a centrist. His forward party slogan is: "not left, not right, forward". He's absolutely useless in our current politics. He aims to create yet another party of pure centrism-- only more accessible to centrist republicans, which is not needed and always loses elections.
Show me proof where the party is pro Israel. One person's opinion doesn't represent an entire party, and that's the exact issue WITH today's current politics! It's easy to dismiss something when you don't like ONE thing about it, yet the rest of that thing could be far greater than that one thing. Maybe he also sees the need for something more than just independents being alone, and sort of giving many a "home" to be affiliated with or represented by.
A centrist view can easily apply to half the country-OR MORE, because about 40-45% are already independent or only slightly lean towards a party, and the other ~60% is split in the 2 parties. The issue with the 2 parties is they're bought and paid by mega Corps and big wealthy donors so they can keep control, NOT the constituents. If you like being a simp for them, fine, but, progressive, to me, means looking beyond the current limitations of this system and doing/supporting what is necessary to regain control of our country.
https://nchstats.com/voter-registration-and-party-affiliation-us/
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/fact-sheet/party-affiliation-fact-sheet-npors/
https://iop.harvard.edu/youth-poll/51st-edition-fall-2025
I don't even think you read the post, because, again, regardless of your views, a party that pushed ethics, values, and others' needs before their own is a pretty big deal. So, maybe instead of being dismissive, you open up a little to consider the fact it might not be as bad as your initial thought.
a party that pushed ethics, values, and others' needs before their own is a pretty big deal.
That party is not the forward party nor anything Andrew Yang stands for though
"Forward leaders, members, and candidates are expected to act ethically and with integrity. That said, we are all fallible and make mistakes. At Forward, we are expected to admit them and work to rectify any harm we have caused."
Straight from https://www.forwardparty.com/#values
And, you somehow know exactly what Andrew Yang stands for, through and through? You know him that well? I mean, the only Israel thing i saw support for was in 2021, way before this war started.
If you do recall, Biden and Harris were both pro Israel, and Harris expressed support multiple times. Trump criticized her for that and was part of his campaign...
So Yang supporting Israel is no different, and people like you are just pro-1-sided instead of checking the facts or allowing critical thinking to persuade you otherwise. You know, while some hate George Washington, he warned in his farewell address of loyalty to a party vs loyalty to the country. It's counter-productive and dangerous (more or less).
https://politicalawareness.org/washingtons-warning-and-the-problem-of-party-loyalty/
Oh so this is just a pr account for a another centrist party.
I mean, not really... Just spreading the word.
https://www.andrewyang.com/blog/war-in-israel
Look him less than 1 year ago saying it's okay for Israel to do genocide because hamas.
The forward party is just a centrist party designed to be in the middle of our already very right wing parties.
You know, while some hate George Washington, he warned in his farewell address of loyalty to a party vs loyalty to the country. It's counter-productive and dangerous (more or less).
Is this supposed to make people want to pay attention to the forward party?
He mentions 9/11 being 22 years ago, so October 2023 was the post.
Either way, I'm sharing information that might be helpful or beneficial to others, not here to argue with someone whose mind is already made up or trolling.