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Before you all rush to cheer the senator, try to imagine a different context. What if a government official was issuing threatening public statements against a
by cbeach 4y ago
Before you all rush to cheer the senator, try to imagine a different context.
What if a government official was issuing threatening public statements against a private citizen who happened to be in /your/ political tribe?
Governments have one-sided power, and they shouldn’t use it to settle scores against private individuals they don’t personally like.
We’ve seen the chilling effect of state over-reach in China. We shouldn’t support politicians like this in the free world.
- Bubble_Pop_22 4y ago> against a private citizen who happened to be in /your/ political tribe? I'd cheer because the first cause of defeat in politics is assholes in your team. You want to weed them out ASAP. The electoral college is the best opium to make people forget that quality of candidates matters. When the Electoral College is not involved bad quality candidates are hammered and humbled, especially assholes (on both sides)