In a series of tweets, criticism has been directed at Chicago's progressive aldermen, including Alderman LaSpata, for focusing on international issues, such as calling for a ceasefire in the Middle East, over 6,100 miles away, rather than addressing local crime problems. Governor Pritzker expressed skepticism about the effectiveness of a City Council ceasefire resolution, stating it is unlikely to have any real impact. Alderman Scott and Raymond Lopez have pointedly reminded their colleagues to prioritize Chicago's own crime issues over international foreign policy, with others highlighting the irony of calling for a ceasefire abroad while violence persists in Chicago's neighborhoods.
Maybe start by calling for a ceasefire in Chicago... https://t.co/v0ZPBJju1f
Maybe start by calling a ceasefire in Chicago... https://t.co/v0ZPBJju1f
You should call for a ceasefire in your city https://t.co/LL0giIEVdg
Chicago can’t even achieve a cease-fire in their own city so virtue-signaling will have to do. https://t.co/moa5jYvPel
They should really call for a ceasefire on their own streets first… https://t.co/CxDNImb1fH
This Chicago “cease fire” is NOT about the neighborhoods of Chicago, where the streets run red with the blood of young black men. No, this “cease fire” is about Gaza, thousands of miles away from our real problems, in Chicago. https://t.co/HhUkCDiMLn
Such bullshit. Like Chicago doesn’t have much, much bigger problems to deal with, huh? https://t.co/0znjUZdgw6
Chicago denouncing a war zone on the other side of the world instead of the war zone in its own jurisdiction is the quintessence of "progressive" politics https://t.co/Tth0QoIWSM
If we're going to be honest, it isn't the job of elected Chicago officials to address international foreign policy issues. Not only do people like LaSpata not address LOCAL issues but when/if they do, it's to advocate for things that inflict harm on the most marginalized working… https://t.co/8cru8JXY4m
Also.. a chicago alderman wasting time on something that will make absolutely no difference... instead of focusing on issues in the city she was elected in. https://t.co/Ym4Cf85Kn5
While Chicago's progressives are obsessing over fighting in the Middle East — some 6,100 miles away — @aldermanscott24 and @RaymondALopez are pointedly reminding their colleagues they should address Chicago's crime problems first. https://t.co/Kr4AWyztzx
Recognizing the utter uselessness of a City Council cease-fire resolution, Gov. Pritzker says the quiet part out loud: "I don't think it will have any real impact." Progressive aldermen will push forward not because it will shape events, but to satisfy their vanities. https://t.co/WdHeTX46ss
Going diplomacy to try to get a ceasefire > “demanding a ceasefire” imo but that’s clearly not as good a piece of organizing chum. https://t.co/8YwSY7LEVH https://t.co/t1roVQDqcg