@becausechemistry@piefed.social
Post #1511322
2026-01-27 00:18 UTC
Replies (4)
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@hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.world 2026-01-27 00:45
This Yes, it's not enough and it's fine to acknowledge that, but when people do good it's also just as important to acknowledge that as well. We can speculate about motive but that day he did something good. That doesn't fix everything, but it's good and I like that.
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@Lemon376Unpadded@lemmynsfw.com 2026-01-27 00:26
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@ferrule@sh.itjust.works 2026-01-27 14:13
Your response is exactly why this is an issue. And it is very easy to show why. You make it sound like beginning your defection is some mountain moving effort. It is not. He could have easily said "I am no longer going to be in the party who 'Executes People in the Street'". But instead he knows exactly how to play you. He had no issue when they started handing out the playbook on how they will destroy the country. He had no issue when ICE came to **his state** and started rounding up all the black and brown people. He had no issue when they started violating the rights of actual US citizens because ICE didn't give a shit who they round up. He had no issue when they shot Renee Good in the head. He had no issue when they started using children as bait. He had no issue when they executed Alex Pretti in the street. It was only when he read the room and realized that he could not win the governorship that he finally took pause. He crafts a tweet and sprinkles in a comment about his daughter because he knew it would pull at the heart strings of naive people like yourself. He has no issue being in the party who Executes People in the Street. He just realized that losing in a landslide will destroy his career. How hard is it to say I am no longer going to be in the party who Executes People in the Street?
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@wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-01-27 00:48
I appreciate and agree with this sentiment entirely, but the people who need to hear it won't. Lots of people crowing about the (I think it was) Chinese idea of solidarity, where the peaceful protestors shouldn't undercut or decry the violent protestors because they're all on the same side. They missed that the incredibly oversimplified concept is meant to flow both ways. Yes, this isn't enough, but that doesn't mean this isn't also an important step in the right direction. The way this is worded definitely *sounds* like a party switch. If he's the horrible asshole everyone here thinks he is, it's not like it ever takes long for these folks to demonstrate it again.