DSA co-chair calls Oct. 7 attacks 'largely inevitable,' Says she would have attended Oct. 8 rally
A national co-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America said she would have attended an anti-Israel rally in Times Square on October 8, 2023, had she been in New York at the time. In a podcast interview with The New Yorker's David Remnick, Megan Romer, who has served as DSA co-chair since 2023, described the October 7 Hamas attacks as "largely inevitable," Stating: "I think that Oct.
A national co-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America said she would have attended an anti-Israel rally in Times Square on October 8, 2023, had she been in New York at the time. In a podcast interview with The New Yorker's David Remnick, Megan Romer, who has served as DSA co-chair since 2023, described the October 7 Hamas attacks as "largely inevitable," Stating: "I think that Oct. 7 was largely inevitable. If you put people in an open-air concentration camp and you deprive them of rights, of dignity, of food, of the ability to live in safety, you have to expect that they are going to not take that for that long." She added, "That is not defending any harm of civilians or non-combatants."
The rally, which Romer defended attending, was organized by DSA and announced hours after the attacks that killed more than 1,200 people in southern Israel. Romer also defended Democratic congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier, who attended the October 8 gathering.
Romer characterized "no defense or economic support for Israel" As a "solid red line" For DSA, describing the organization's position as "a free Palestine with the capital in Jerusalem," Which she said "could be safely read as a one-state solution." When asked about the Camp David Accords, Romer said, "Good question. I need to look at what the actual specifics there were. I dont know them off the top of my head."
On other matters, Romer described Cuba as having "the most queer-friendly constitution" In the world while acknowledging Hamas is not "queer-friendly," Attributing this to conditions of siege rather than ideology. Regarding Russia, she criticized it as an "oligarchic dictatorship, which is hyper-capitalist, and Putin is this crazy right-wing oligarch," While advocating that the U.S. Send diplomatic teams to resolve the conflict.
Romer's media appearances come as DSA-aligned candidates have won recent Democratic primaries. The organization now has 129,000 members.
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