Hypocrisy is a virtue if you plan to break the rules. You're signaling to your allies that you all can do whatever you want.
Any time you come up with some hypothetical involving politicians and hypocrisy, you need to remind yourself of the above.
this post was submitted on 20 Nov 2024
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The thing is, dems can do whatever they want. We elevated them and they are still weak in face of fascism. It's easy for them, too. They take their time and plan their little scuttle butt knowing there will be no consequence for them. No matter what little scuffle they get into they will go home to their bags of money and high level connections. What would have happened if the democrats put in a pitbull for an AG? The Republicans get upset? They curse their names and say, "you'll rue the day." They already do it. They do it when the dems accidently step on a toe. They do it pretending the dems actually did something or stood for anything. The democrats just cower away, afraid to upset the money train and lose their station. It's a joke. There's nothing to gain here. They lost, you don't understand. This was the off ramp. This was the resistance. It's a sunk cost. You will waste resources going back to this empty well.
Doesn't matter.
Democrats will always be held to an unattainably high standard while Republicans are held to literally none.
Trump supporters unironically walked around wearing "I'm voting for the felon" merchandise. They support criminals because they admire criminals, as long as the criminals are on their team.
Their hypocrisy knows no bounds, so they will look you straight in the eye and say a democrat is the anti-christ for attempting a fake electors scheme, despite their guy having done so himself.
None of this matters. Because Americans don't care. Because Americans aren't responsible democratic citizens. Which is why we're experiencing a decline we won't be crawling out of anytime soon.
He can be lawless, she must be flawless.
If ir doesn't matter, do it for the lawls then.
They wouldn't care about the hypocrisy. The Republican party generally isn't intellectually honest, and their supporters don't pressure them to be.
At this point we're waiting to see if they are bigoted enough to actually take up arms and support the fascist state, if so they're going to find out quickly how many libz also own guns.
Sure, and?
Remember when they had a hissy fit about a Supreme Court nomination too close to an election, refused to fill and then decided the opposite was true if trump was in charge?
I think overall there is no pathway to seating kamala and it would just be a waste of time. At the same time, though, what a way to send a message. I think if the democrats understood how deep under water they were it would be the most beautiful death throw.
Ehhh, I think it sends a message to any Independent or wavering trump voter that "hey, 'member all the threat to democracy stuff we talked about? Yeah, just kidding!"
Sucks to be the adult party but such is life.
You're not being the adult. The adult gets their hands dirty when it's time to get their hands dirty. Who watches the watchers? The answer isn't crime fighting vigilantes. It's other watchers.
Decorum. Rules. Norms. Can and will all be ignored. The Republicans will use every facet of their power and the democrats will pray to the gods of civility that the Republicans stop.
This time is different, though. This time they said they will not freely cede power. I think you will find it makes a big differnce.
I'm not understanding what you're trying to say.
Are you saying the Democrats, after called trump's use of fake electors a threat to democracy, should try that failed tactic?
And are you saying this for 2024? After the Dems lost the popular vote, every swing state, the Senate and Congress, Dems should try to install Kamala as the 2024 winner?
Or that they should do that in 2028, regardless of the outcome or only if Republicana don't cede power or?
I'm saying they should do the exact same thing trump did and will face no consequences for and see how the Republicans respond in turn.
You want them to simultaneously seem like hypocrites AND idiots?
To what end? Funsies?
They would be exposing the hypocrites. They already look look like fucking morons for losing to trump, again, so not much to salvage there. Tell me any American could not miss the message when democrats stop the confirmation, roll out their own fake electors, and confirm kamala herself. Hell, have biden make it an official act because why not? Any person to object to it could not be totally lost on them this is exactly what Trump attempted to do and will not be punished for it.
Now, anyone knows this plan will fall flat. That's not how these things work. It would just stir the pot so brilliantly it might actually get the little brain cell they are guarding to light up.
They would be exposing the hypocrites
Exposing hypocrites never brings any real gain, only an opportunity to get upset.
Now please don't get me wrong: getting upset might be worth it for many, many people. Getting upset is one of the highest valued things in our time.
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Yeah, it signals to every both sider that they were right all along, and all the people they've been prosthelytizing to might actually start believing them.
If you want to be on the side of democracy, you don't just decide to stop being democratic unless you've given up.
You're not going to solve anything by playing by their rules, you're only going to galvanize them. They are the party of "government doesn't work", doing this just gives them more ammo.
The government doesn't work if one side can break the law and walk away scott free and if the other side does the same exact thing they have consequences. What's there left to argue at that point?
It's the party that lies through their teeth. Why on earth would you think they would admit anything?
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They'd wear "hypocrite" tshirts while sentencing the fake electors.
Maybe we should have a peaceful takeover of the Capital on Jan 6, it's very cool and very legal after all
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Is anybody denying Trump's guilt?
They will drop all changes when trump takes power. So yes.
It would be evidence of hypocrisy and selective enforcement, not admission of Trumps guilt.
I don't think the democrats are delaying confirmation, Trump is delaying signing conflict of interest documents, financial disclosure and medical records.
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