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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
I do not, however, think it's hyperbole to call Trump a mass murderer. Certainly thousands of innocent people have died because he chose to let COVID ran rampant. And that really was 100% his decision.
Certainly, my objection is not to calling Trump a mass murderer. My issue is with the in all of American history bit, we've had genocides. It devalues them to argue that a non-genocidal President is a worse murderer.
"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji YangExactly.
I'm not trying to argue that people shouldn't hate Trump or recognize the enormity of his crimes, just that we should be careful about saying that he's the worst of x category.
"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji Yang
Hence the quotation marks around "moderate". By Republicans' standards they are "moderate" but to the general people they are not moderate at all.
Cruz is a delusionary ideologue. He thinks he's a Chosen One on a holy mission from God to lead this country.
He's not a moderate or a Trump toadie; he's a zealot of a different stripe.
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.Right, Cruz has never been considered moderate by anyone in or out of the Republican Party. He shut down the government because he was mad about the ACA, something even others in his party weren't willing to do.
[Editing for spelling and grammar errors, because I cannot type today]
Edited by ciyinwanderer on Dec 10th 2020 at 2:49:56 PM
This signature was thumped to preserve the dignity of the moderators.In fact ironically someone who I would have described as "moderate" is Lindsey Graham. That's obviously no longer the case, but pre-trump he was. Cruz I would've never described as moderate. He's as crazy as Pence.
You can only write so much in your forum signature. It's not fair that I want to write a piece of writing yet it will cut me off in the midOops. My blunder for listing Cruz as a "moderate". I probably should have put Gov. Hogan in there instead of Cruz; I completely forgot about Cruz's behavior of cozying up with T*** even after the latter insulted his wife.
Graham was never moderate to begin with. He just pretended to be moderate for PR points.
Edited by clemont107 on Dec 10th 2020 at 2:53:19 PM
"Wow, no Mega Togekiss in Legends Z-A. Or any non-Froslass new Sinnoh Mega Evolutions. Round of applause, everybody." - DawnThese people have been on death row for decades, though. Clearly both parties are kicking their executions down the road, then.
I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm against the death penalty, but this seems rather indecisive. Why did Bush not execute them, if Republicans are all for it? Why did Obama not pardon them (or whatever equivalent would have commuted their sentences to life), if the Democrats are opposing it?
Hope shines brightest in the darkest timesModerate by that definition is any Republican who could hold sway within the party without relying on an association with Trump. Hence why you could lump Cruz in with Romney as Cruz has his own prominent brand within the Senate that predates Trump and doesn't strictly depend on Trump.
I agree however that moderate really does not seem the correct label. But the middle is defined by the extremes and it just may be that Cruz is closer to sanity than the majority of his colleagues whom have thrown their lot in with Trump.
I guess ask yourself this question: who do you consider to be more moderate - Lindsey Graham or Ted Cruz? And compare that answer to what you would have said in 2016.
But he isn't. Cruz is exceptionally a fanatic. I remember in the 2016 the only person some of my family and family friends were scared of more than Trump was Cruz (I was still more scared of Trump, but it was very close run thing). Considering a couple of days ago he claimed he would have lead the charge as a lawyer if the supreme court had taken up the Pennsylvania case it was I believe, yeah I think he's solidly on the Trump train now.
You can only write so much in your forum signature. It's not fair that I want to write a piece of writing yet it will cut me off in the midRemember that Republicans are opportunistic. Not everyone who bends the knee to the Republican President, #1 Party Leader, with the huge voterbase and a tendency towards massive retaliation over even teh tiniest of slights, does so because they're a fanatical believer in him. The GOP made its bed four years ago; the current status quo is that you stand up for Trump or you get the fuck out and hope the Democrats will take you. Every Republican in Washington knows this.
Remember also that talk is cheap. It costs literally nothing to say "Oh, I would be out there CHAMPIONING TRUMP AS A PALADIN OF THE CAUSE but oh, I just can't because of reasons, but I TOTES WOULD DO IT and all of you remember that next election season!"
Michael Cohen was saying he'd take a bullet for Trump for decades. Michael Cohen sold Trump out to the FBI. Empty bluster is good for PR, can make you feel like a real big strong man, and costs nothing.
Edited by TobiasDrake on Dec 10th 2020 at 12:17:08 PM
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.I wouldn't describe Romney as moderate either. Just in comparison with the rest of the GOP.
Yeah, that's why I put moderate in scare-quotes. To emphasize that it was very much a relative term.
"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji YangI’d draw a distinction between the ‘moderate’ Republicans and the Established Republicans, now we also have the Trumpian Republicans, the three groups cover the three major wings of the party, though all three are incredibly right-wing and regressive.
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ CyranHere's the power grab: Georgia state Speaker of the House David Ralston to ask for legislation to change the state Constitution to make the Secretary of State be selected by the General Assembly rather than by election.
Edited by tclittle on Dec 10th 2020 at 4:04:32 AM
"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."Bold of you guys to assume that the FBI are noble people who would ever favor the democrats.
They're more than happy to snuff out left wing groups and turn a blind eye to radical right wing groups.
Uhhh no, there the reason that Antifa is NOT considered a terrorist group dispite republicians continually pushing that it is, and Trump demanding they be considered one..
The FBI keeps going "no, they are not terrorists and the bigest threat to the US right now is white nationalisim"
The FBI isnt great, see 2016, and I have no doubt they did that in the past, but no right now they are doing the opposite and going after right wing groups while ignoring the republicians going on and on "what about antifa"

I also remember that his son-in-law Jared Kushner discussed letting the "blue" states take the full brunt of the pandemic fallout to cushion "red" states, or something like that.
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