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Wouldn’t have thought ANYONE would be pro MTG until I saw it myself (lemmy.world)
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[–] 27 points 6 months ago (14 children)

If we want to make any progress a lot of people are going to have to get over the idea that every politician has to be perfect 100% of the time on every issue.

I don't know why AOC voted the way she did, and I don't care.

If I agree with someone 51% of the time, I'll vote for them.

Escaped slave Frederick Douglas supported Abe Lincoln over a candidate who was pushing for immediate abolition of slavery. Douglas knew that it was better to win and be able to influence the sitting President than to lose and have no power.

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  • [–] -2 points 6 months ago (13 children)

    not all issues are equal. backing genocide is a hard pill to swallow.

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  • [–] 11 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    And chattel slavery isn't?

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  • [–] 8 points 6 months ago (9 children)

    And now you have five genocides going on, and the original one has been dialed up to 11.

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  • [–] -5 points 6 months ago (8 children)

    ok? not sure how that makes doubling down on genocide ok but sure.

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago (7 children)

    You're not sure how five is larger than one?

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  • [–] -5 points 6 months ago (6 children)

    not sure how 4+1 is better then 5

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (5 children)

    And I'm not sure where you got proof that Harris was going to do four.

    Maybe you can provide actual proof and not just vibes?

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (4 children)

    i thought we were talking about AOC publicly backing giving arms to isreal. Harris would have been just as guilty as biden, as she said herself. would she have been as bad as trump ? of course not, which is why i voted for harris. but that does not mean she gets a pass, and neither does AOC. whomst we are actually talking about. and my main point being that her stance is hard to swallow. nothing more. i will be looking for someone better in the mean time

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (3 children)

    If you're not sure what the conversation is about, you are allowed to ask for clarification.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (2 children)

    ? the original post mentions AOC and MTG, the post i responded to is “ What is this referencing specifically, "taking MTG's side over AOC's"?”

    i have no idea where Harris comes in other then she was also criticized rightfully for backing israel during a genocide.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    not all issues are equal. backing genocide is a hard pill to swallow.

    Your words.

    If you weren't talking about Harris you should have made it plain.

    Or are you saying AOC is backing genocide?

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    I'm assuming this is way back when there was the isreal missile shield vote. MTG was part of the opposition to it, AOC basically argued it was purely defensive so we should back it. IMO that's one of AOCs worse takes on a subject that I've seen, when otherwise I would say I like AOCs stances 95% of the time. -TheFogan

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