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>What the hell are they thinking? Maybe you're not from the US, or maybe you are haven't been paying attention, but during the entire election the party that w

by pixl97 2y ago

>What the hell are they thinking? Maybe you're not from the US, or maybe you are haven't been paying attention, but during the entire election the party that won told us this is exactly what they were going to do.

sapphicsnail 2y ago
I don't think most people realized they'd be gutting all medical/health research. It's also incredibly unpopular even among the right.
- add-sub-mul-div 2y ago
  The most obvious explanation is that this was what Trump promised to RFK in order to get him to drop out of the race and endorse him. Anyone voting for Trump should have known it would mean RFK in power.
  - sapphicsnail 2y ago
    I'm not too surprised but I can see how someone who gets most of their news from conservative or even main stream sources would be surprised at how far the Trump administration is going.
- 01HNNWZ0MV43FF 2y ago
  I hope they remember this for local elections, and if we get another federal election
- giraffe_lady 2y ago
  > It's also incredibly unpopular even among the right. Where are you getting that impression? Sincerely curious, it seems to me most either don't offer an opinion or are in favor. Even in this comment section (or any other similar one on HN recently) you see people more or less saying this is a correct response to some covid conspiracy theory they're into. I would love for the right to turn on trump but I frankly haven't been seeing it, over this or any other issue.
derbOac 2y ago
I don't think that's exactly right. I think it's more like some of them were telling us they were going to do exactly this, and the rest vehemently denied it.
naikrovek 2y ago
I am from the US and I have been paying attention. That doesn’t mean I understand wtf is going on in RFK Jr.’s mind. Trump is the autocrat of the bunch. I understand his thinking. He is just the enormous parasite all the other little parasites are feeding off of, but that doesn’t explain anything. I need more information on … actually I don’t. The entire party is corrupt. There’s no way to know their rationale other than “scrambling for power” I guess.

by pixl97 2y ago

sapphicsnail 2y ago

I don't think most people realized they'd be gutting all medical/health research. It's also incredibly unpopular even among the right.

add-sub-mul-div 2y ago
The most obvious explanation is that this was what Trump promised to RFK in order to get him to drop out of the race and endorse him. Anyone voting for Trump should have known it would mean RFK in power.
- sapphicsnail 2y ago
  I'm not too surprised but I can see how someone who gets most of their news from conservative or even main stream sources would be surprised at how far the Trump administration is going.
01HNNWZ0MV43FF 2y ago
I hope they remember this for local elections, and if we get another federal election
giraffe_lady 2y ago
> It's also incredibly unpopular even among the right. Where are you getting that impression? Sincerely curious, it seems to me most either don't offer an opinion or are in favor. Even in this comment section (or any other similar one on HN recently) you see people more or less saying this is a correct response to some covid conspiracy theory they're into. I would love for the right to turn on trump but I frankly haven't been seeing it, over this or any other issue.

derbOac 2y ago

I don't think that's exactly right. I think it's more like some of them were telling us they were going to do exactly this, and the rest vehemently denied it.

naikrovek 2y ago

I am from the US and I have been paying attention. That doesn’t mean I understand wtf is going on in RFK Jr.’s mind. Trump is the autocrat of the bunch. I understand his thinking. He is just the enormous parasite all the other little parasites are feeding off of, but that doesn’t explain anything. I need more information on … actually I don’t. The entire party is corrupt. There’s no way to know their rationale other than “scrambling for power” I guess.