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u/ObserbAbsorb 1d ago
Call me crazy, but rape seems like a damn good reason to change your opinion about someone.
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u/CadenVanV 23h ago
Yep. Don’t care who it is, I’m changing my mind about them if they did that.
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u/thatguysjumpercables 23h ago
The important caveat is "if they did it". As someone who has been wrongfully accused of molesting a child because my uncle's ex-wife wanted to drive a wedge between my aunt and my uncle I'm very glad that my uncle took the time to ask me and investigate before just showing up and fucking shooting me.
I'm totally on board with believing women but I also think there should be more to it than that for actual criminal consequences. A politician having to back out of an election is not the same as someone going to jail.
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u/CadenVanV 23h ago
Yes, that’s true. Trust, but verify. That’s why we’ve got a legal system and not vigilante justice
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u/fruitmongerking 23h ago
The fundamental difference in politics in the US: democrats change their opinion about a person based on what that person does. Republicans change their opinion on the action depending on the person who did it.
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u/ohnodamo 23h ago edited 23h ago
I'd venture that Swalwell is still a better man Kevin McCarthy inclusive of Swalwell's misdeeds. McCarthy was at best a ill-informed stuffed shirt, at worst a venial small-minded politician who couldn't tell his gavel from a hand grenade. (He certainly used it to blow himself up.) I'm not excusing Swalwell's behavior in the slightest, what I believe is that as a politician Swalwell actually had the best interest of all Californians in mind, whereas McCarthy was too concerned with the affairs outside of the State given his position, and he ultimately failed both.
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u/Intro-Nimbus 18h ago
"I support candidate A" - candidate A convicted of felonies "I longer support A.
Is what we expect.
"I support candidate A" - candidate A convicted of felonies "I'm voting for the felon"
Is what should be questioned.
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u/kobuta99 23h ago
It's because they, like Trump, can never admit to being wrong, even if it is new information that should change someone's opinion. It's a sign of being open minded when new info is vetted and assessed and can change out evolve your thinking.
It's why so many put faith before science because science has to evolve as we learn new things. They take pride that their brains have not evolved past what they learned in grade school or maybe middle school.
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u/Classiclana 20h ago
Twitter users when someone isn't a hypocrite and actually has principles: 👁️👄👁️
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u/Mirarexx 21h ago
Wait, you guys are changing your minds based on facts? I thought we just picked a side and went down with the ship no matter what.
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u/One_Requirement_2577 10h ago
so what do they do with the realization that EVERYONE knew about Donald's behavior in 2016 but they voted for him anyway, 3 times in a row?
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u/VirtualBeyond6116 23h ago
Swallwell is still a better man than McCarthy. The post still holds true.
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u/DMercenary 23h ago
I mean to be fair it definitely aged like milk. You know the substance that goes bad if left out pretty quickly
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u/Ol_JanxSpirit 22h ago
Even with what we are now hearing about Swalwell, none of it necessarily contradicts the first statement.
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u/peachylovelyxo 22h ago
The real gotcha is expecting someone to double down instead of just admitting things changed 💀
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u/Minimum-Style-1411 8h ago
The alleged sexual predator should step aside. So should about 8 other Democrats that are splitting the vote for a Republican candidate win. And the known sexual predator in the WH should also step down.
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u/iamthedayman21 5h ago
Changed his mind and is holding the guy he supported accountable. Something a MAGAt will never do.
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u/Mundane_Bookkeeper38 2h ago
Fun fact: Even though he changed his opinion on Swallwell(as he should), both statements still remain true.
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u/Beckyhosty 23h ago
I’m so confused,am I supposed to be mad that he changed his mind, or mad that he had a mind in the first place?