If pop stars like Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift face backlash for staying quiet on Gaza, politicians like Zohran Mamdani and other DSA members should get the exact same scrutiny for staying quiet on Ukraine.

The Democratic Socialist (DSA) organisation which Mamdani is part of and supported by officially opposes sending weapons to Ukraine, opposes sanctions on Russia and criticizes NATO.

One of the main criticisms of Ed Sheeran was that he was vocal on Ukraine but not on Gaza but isn't Mamdani doing the same thing consistently talking about Gaza and Israel but not Ukraine?

With the US administration reducing it's funding to Ukraine, taking a more Pro-Russia stance, and removing Russian sanctions it makes politicians staying silent and remaining in pro-Russian organisations complicit by the standard that people have used with Gaza.

I am open to changing my view if you can show how there isn't a double standard going on.