This is what democracy looks like?

[kayjayuu]

In the last two weeks, we have been treated to the way in which the two major parties conduct their own personal affairs, among people with whom they usually agree and whose support they need/want/seek out/spend millions of dollars on. This has meant the public has been exposed to the whole sausage-making process, especially thanks to social media

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[yes_justice]

Yeah, that was decidedly undemocratic. Also, why the heck not Tel-Aviv?

[underlankers]

Because there are no Arabs in Jerusalem, it is after all the land without people for the people without land essentially some people think the Bible entitles Jews to that city. How that works with Jews controlling the holiest sites in Christianity is never touched on. And of course Israeli ideology requires them to have all of the 1947 Mandate, not just part of it.

[yes_justice]

The curious thing is that something like this happened in a modern convention. These things are not improv.

[yes_justice]

Works for me. I just heard Tel-Aviv was nicer city.

Why does the Democratic or Republican party of The USA even care about what Israel calls its capital? Is it a state?

I'll stop with the childish questions now.

[underlankers]

Is Israel a US state? If the answer's no, why do we care here?