This stupid topic again

But sure

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    2 months ago

    I would vote for any viable candidate not Trump. I would prefer not Biden and not Harris. In fact I’d prefer a sane Republican… but there seems to be a distinct lack of them.

    I’d vote for AOC though. She reminds me of the principled republicans of yore, albeit with different views

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      2 months ago

      In fact I’d prefer a sane Republican… but there seems to be a distinct lack of them.

      The three I can remember from the Trump years (Kinzinger, Cheney, and Romney) have pretty much been run out on a rail haven’t they? Republicans don’t want sane Republicans, and anyone who appears to be one is going to get ostracized within the party, or turn out to be just like all the rest.

      They are walking around with bandages on their ears in solidarity with a man who immediately rushed to sell shitty Chinese shoes to commemorate and make a profit off of the assassination attempt which killed one of his own supporters. There are no sane Republicans. There are crazy Republicans, cowardly Republicans, and probably a few with Stockholm Syndrome. They let the inmates take over the asylum and there is no cleaning house now.

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      2 months ago

      In fact I’d prefer a sane Republican…

      This is a trap. Even with a “sane” Republican in office, the administration will still work to accomplish the policy goals of the GOP.

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        2 months ago

        There’s never really been such a thing. Anyone who would be an old school republican today has just become an obstructionist right-wing democratic, so arguably worse than a Republican because they sabotage from the inside.

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        2 months ago

        The thing I really admired about Republicans was that they had principles and held to them. AOC fits that bill. Plus, I believe that you have a right to your viewpoint even if I disagree with you.