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Came here to say this. It shows the GOP doesn't really stand for anything. They just say what they need to say, in the moment, to get what they want. If Clin
by e40 9y ago
Came here to say this. It shows the GOP doesn't really stand for anything. They just say what they need to say, in the moment, to get what they want.
If Clinton were POTUS and Russian ties like had been found to the Trump administration, she would have been impeached already. But it's their man, so let's look the other way. Same with State's rights.
- ictoan 9y agoThis! "They just say what they need to say, in the moment, to get what they want" And Trump is the magnification of the GOP. We need to hold them accountable!!!
- jessaustin 9y agoOMG you're serious. Partisans are so cute.
- ictoan 9y agoYes I am serious. And how is this partisanship when pointing out the need to hold politicians accountable for what they say vs what they do? Care to explain your comment? Why is accountability a sign of partisanship?
- throwanem 9y agoI agree with the sentiment that there's nothing to choose between the parties when it comes to favoring intellectual and moral consistency in governance over whatever will keep a given party's officials, appointees, and elected representatives in their jobs. But cheap, contemptuous condescension adds nothing to the conversation. The temptation is strong at times, I know. But please try not to succumb to it.
- Y_Y 9y agoI hope you aren't implying that the Democratic party is any different.
- croon 9y agoI hope you aren't implying equivalence.
- deusum 9y agoWell said.
- davexunit 9y agoThey most certainly are different.
- 24gttghh 9y agoSure, they are evil in different ways, with money at the root of both sides. We've all seen how they (Dems) handled the primaries last year. If what they did doesn't scream fraud to you, what will?
- fzeroracer 9y agoWhataboutism is fun.
- 24gttghh 9y agoSo, it wasn't fraud then? Disclaimer: I am not registered with any political party. I find their political machines to be in bad taste. The GP is probably right, they would probably have impeached Clinton already if she had Russian ties like Trump and his cronies appear to have. And if the Dems controlled the congress, he would probably be gone already also. Seems like some equivalence there...I'm not sure how that is a whataboutism when I am pointing out that neither party is perfect...
- fzeroracer 9y agoI'm not saying it wasn't fraud. I'm saying that the argument has no place here when we're talking about a GOP-lead attempt to effectively destroy the internet as we know it. Any attempt to shift the debate towards 'both parties are bad' is the definition of Whataboutism and an attempt to avoid the actual topic at hand.