Such a pity, too. Not long ago something like this would have ended even a powerful politician’s career. Dead. Full stop. But now, who can blame them? They’ve learned that there are no consequences for their hypocrisy and bad behavior, so why would they change?
its a uniparty, they are both codepedant on each other for survival, the gop needs dems to be railed on, and ds need to put a faux opposition party to be relevant.
Yeah that is my point. Sorry it wasn’t clear. I can’t stand liberals who play gotcha with fascists. The fascists do not give a fuck. If anything they like that their message is spread more.
I know a guy who voted for trump and was living in a bubble. His bubble has been officially popped. We try not to laugh because he’s fighting the good fight now, but we’ve been trying to wake him up since the last term.
TL:DR- People do switch sides occasionally. It’s worth the effort.
… They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge. But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words. …
There is no “getting” these hypocrites. They cannot feel shame. They don’t play by the same rules.
Such a pity, too. Not long ago something like this would have ended even a powerful politician’s career. Dead. Full stop. But now, who can blame them? They’ve learned that there are no consequences for their hypocrisy and bad behavior, so why would they change?
As long as Democrats continue to pretend to be surprised by Right Wing misbehavior instead of doing anything about it, this shit’ll keep happening
its a uniparty, they are both codepedant on each other for survival, the gop needs dems to be railed on, and ds need to put a faux opposition party to be relevant.
But what if the dems realized they could become a real opposition party and have power.
I hate to say it but there are consequences for all this. Some less immediate than others.
The reality that a Republican has done wrong is never as important as the suspicion that a Democrat might be thinking of doing wrong.
Yeah that is my point. Sorry it wasn’t clear. I can’t stand liberals who play gotcha with fascists. The fascists do not give a fuck. If anything they like that their message is spread more.
I know a guy who voted for trump and was living in a bubble. His bubble has been officially popped. We try not to laugh because he’s fighting the good fight now, but we’ve been trying to wake him up since the last term.
TL:DR- People do switch sides occasionally. It’s worth the effort.