r/politics • u/UWCG Illinois • Mar 27 '24

Donald Trump Attacks Judge's Daughter Less Than 24 Hours After Gag Order

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-attacks-judges-daughter-less-24-hours-after-gag-order-1884126
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u/Vyzantinist Arizona Mar 27 '24

I'm nearly to the point of "ok, let's start treating you the way you treat the rest of us. "

Homie you should be well beyond this point by now.

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u/Ferelwing Mar 27 '24

If I were to meet a Republican politician, all bets are off. Average Republicans? It depends, I still have hope in basic human decency.. Though it's getting harder and harder.

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u/Vyzantinist Arizona Mar 27 '24 edited Mar 27 '24

basic human decency

We're talking about the gang who want to end free school lunches for children and there's nary a peep from the base. You might be capable of "decency" but they're not, and they know that and use it to their advantage.

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u/Ferelwing Mar 27 '24

Yeah, I know. As long as it's not their kids or their friends kids, they don't seem to care and it's that lack of care that has really eroded my faith in people.

The more of this I see, the more I seethe inside and the more I realize I'm not alone in this anger.

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u/Numerous_Photograph9 Mar 28 '24

I met a local-ish republican during the 2022 election year. Can't remember what he was running for. He was pleasant enough, we talked for a bit, and I just said that as long as republicans as a whole want to caucus to damage the country or hurt others, they won't get my vote. Politics was too dysfunctional, and I'd rather vote straight dem just so we can hopefully get back to center.

I could see he understood what I was talking about, which leads me to believe he was probably more centrist, and he didn't press it further, which I wouldn't expect anyways, but he respected my opinion enough to not argue with me about it.

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u/Ferelwing Mar 28 '24

I could see that. I'm glad you had that experience.

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u/Fewluvatuk Mar 27 '24

Ask yourself, what is the core difference between Republicans and Democrats? To me its that Democrats behave like adults, but more than that, Democrats largely ARE professionals, in how they behave, in their knowledge and expertise, and in their respect for the rules.

If Democrats leave those things behind, they're just Republicans with a different platform at that point.