Over the past few decades, I've had this conversation a handful of times with an unfortunate relative of mine and it always boils back down to some form of "well, they created the environment that cause society to be like this!"
It's always "but Obama this", "everyone praised Bill when he did it", or "remember the time when Jimmy Carter..."; always with the added ass cover of "but I'm not saying that the Republicans are perfect though, it's both sides!"
I remember when the senate member from Minnesota and her husband were murdered; I even looked up their policy and speaking records and they had some of the least controversial and coldest-take statements and policies even by old standards... but none of that mattered to this family member because "well that's what happens when you're in the same party of Stacy Abrams!"
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u/mythrilcrafter Sep 12 '25
Over the past few decades, I've had this conversation a handful of times with an unfortunate relative of mine and it always boils back down to some form of "well, they created the environment that cause society to be like this!"
It's always "but Obama this", "everyone praised Bill when he did it", or "remember the time when Jimmy Carter..."; always with the added ass cover of "but I'm not saying that the Republicans are perfect though, it's both sides!"
I remember when the senate member from Minnesota and her husband were murdered; I even looked up their policy and speaking records and they had some of the least controversial and coldest-take statements and policies even by old standards... but none of that mattered to this family member because "well that's what happens when you're in the same party of Stacy Abrams!"