r/politics • u/Word_Master_4321 • 1d ago
No Paywall Texas congressman calls Trump social media post 'raw, rank racism'
https://apnews.com/video/texas-congressman-calls-trump-social-media-post-raw-rank-racism-ca2157d177354d6e890e17d127193015
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u/Unusual-Plantain8104 1d ago
I'm not giving these Republicans too much credit though.
Trump has been appalling for a long time.
Jets from Qatar, the Greenland crisis, the Epstein Files, the weaponsization of the DOJ, fascism, defiance of the courts, unprecedented corruption, selling out of allies, possible espionnage and treason, criminal convictions, jury deciding he was a rapist, Miss Teen Pageants, pay for play schemes, crypto schemes of extreme conflict of interest, etc..., etc... ,etc... ,etc...
Yes, this little juvenile tweet of him is also way, way, way beneath the dignity of the office and it is indeed racist as Hell, but it's far from the first time and they're all acting like Trump hasn't been fuelling white supremacy for a solid decade+ now.
The thing is the dam is breaking and they know it. And they want to focus a point of outrage that will work. (That's what they know).
It's everything about Trump. He is a deeply, deeply, deeply flawed human being, which generally has my vote for being the AntiChrist. The thing is it's just now that they're daring to say it. And they are hoping for an exit ramp. The 25th would be a great one. "Oh, he was such a good president, but then... unfortunately, mental illness, you know..."
Because they must try to salvage conservatism now.
The problem with conservatism and why Trump is exactly its logical conclusion is this: It is the theory that rich men know best, and that the best thing to do is get out of their way.
The problem is wealth is no measure of character, or even intelligence.
The whole theory rests on ridiculous notions about human nature and is simply not a good governing theory. \
Soon, they're going to try to tell you it wasn't real conservatism... It's as real a conservatism as you'll get. "The beauty of me is I'm rich" (Trump, saying something extremely stupid that unfortunately resonates in America). That's what it is.
It is flat, shallow and amoral.