geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to Progressive Politics@lemmy.world · 2 months agoDemocrat vice-president candidate Tim Walz joins in on the already debunked Republican Somali welfare hoax to spread Islamophobialemmy.mlimagemessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down116
arrow-up1-12arrow-down1imageDemocrat vice-president candidate Tim Walz joins in on the already debunked Republican Somali welfare hoax to spread Islamophobialemmy.mlgeneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to Progressive Politics@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square3fedilink
minus-squareBoycottTwitter@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-22 months agoI wish Tim Walz didn’t drop out but it’s a big stretch to claim he’s joining in spreading the hoax. I see him as a victim. Do I wish he would fight the hoax harder? Yes! But this is just victim blaming here. Much more extreme example but if someone were a victim of sexual assault would you be mad at them for not fighting back hard enough?
minus-squaregeneva_convenience@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoWhat victim? He claims to be investigating literal debunked lies. And instead of pointing that out he uses it to step down and put Amy Klobuchar in place.
I wish Tim Walz didn’t drop out but it’s a big stretch to claim he’s joining in spreading the hoax.
I see him as a victim. Do I wish he would fight the hoax harder? Yes! But this is just victim blaming here.
Much more extreme example but if someone were a victim of sexual assault would you be mad at them for not fighting back hard enough?
What victim? He claims to be investigating literal debunked lies. And instead of pointing that out he uses it to step down and put Amy Klobuchar in place.