I did not sign up to that.
Yeah. He did. At no point did Trump or MAGA lie about their intentions. From the beginning they said exactly what they were going to do.
And he signed on. Maybe its because he didn’t believe they would actually do it and now he regrets it. That’s fine.
But regardless, he literally “signed up to that” and he has to own that.
I don’t doubt that this guy actually feels anger and is actually struggling with his feelings of guilt and some kind of morality crisis.
But that’s only because this is actually happening to him and the people he knows firsthand. Because that’s how Republicans are, these types of actions are fine when it happens to others but the minute it affects them personally, then and only then are they all of the sudden concerned about things.
They just don’t have any sense of empathy or thinking about others at all. It’s just all about me with them.
Empathy is something that’s learned. I used to be anti-gay and less empathetic to people of color because I grew up in a super-conservative all-white bubble. When I had some higher-end school friends realize they were gay and started getting to know more and more people who weren’t WASPs, I began to see individual people instead of “others.” And that’s when I started seriously questioning how I viewed the world.
And a lot of people are on the verge of that social empathy without even knowing it. When you hear someone talk about how Carlos at work is “one of the good ones”, that’s someone who is on the edge of understanding. They actually know Carlos, so they don’t see him as an immigrant, but as a person they like and respect who does good work.
We have to help them understand that Carlos isn’t the exception.
Most Democrats disapprove of what’s happening in Gaza, but I haven’t met a single one who’s left the party over it. This isn’t unique to Republicans.
They did this after january 6th as well and then media memory holed everything a couple years later and revised the event. The media will memory hole this as well.
remember how the courts gave all of them slaps on the wrist anyways. i think only 1 person rejected a pardon, “she finally realized she was in the wrong.”
conscience my arse, where was this any time in the past 20 years, dude.
You’re just seeing the writing on the wall and trying not to get put up against it
You’re almost definitely right, but I think we should encourage it instead of jumping on it. Lets not make it clear that its ride or die for anyone who drank the koolaid.
I’m a leftist queer enby who was AMAB and almost fell down the alt-right pipeline and in my ignorance validated the opinions of libertarians. If it wasn’t for positive voices in my life, who knows the demons I would have welcomed in. I see good people around me now echoing, what is blatant to my current perspective, a negative voice.
I can shame them for not knowing better or I can guide them down the right path. Our environment really can be blinding, my friend. I’m just grateful this man has positive voices from his daughters. Because I was truly stupid and he probably is, and hopefully a was, too.
there is surprising amount of LGBTQ+ that are in alt-right echo chambers. especially around white supremacy. i remember seeing a video on yt about adult film star, gay. a black one was calling out a white one at the time how he never associates with poc in the industry only whites, and the white guy gave a half ass answer as to why. your a southern white guy with the accent and all, cant get any obvious than the politics you support.
he saw the ICE thing wasnt helping his campaign/run, so he backed out, hes not doing out of his good heart. Also the likely reason why trump is trying throw bovino and noem under the bus. i think it is the reason why ICE was in minnesota in the first place, to help his campaign.
Lol don’t be a republican? Like, it IS what you signed up for dude, where have you been for the last 30 years+???
Virtue signal bullshit.
At this point I will take any ally in this situation. Piece by piece we can and will take this corrupt administration down. With or without any support from either side of the political spectrum.
Arrested Development narrator voice: “He did sign up for that”
Sounds like the exact reason he should stay in the race. His presence alone prevents one of the Confederates from posting a candidate.
Minnesota is a blue state. Hence this is meaningless.
Minnesota is a Democratic-leaning swing state where Republicans have remained competitive, which likely pushes the state party toward moderation compared with places like Texas. While this isn’t representative of the entire party, it does suggest early cracks a year after Trump’s win. It’s not meaningless; it highlights how difficult the midterms may be for Republicans, especially in swing states, where extreme national behaviour makes it harder to compete in states that are nowhere near as extreme.
Was the person the prime candidate of the Republicans in that state? I didn’t hear of them before being not from your country.
it is why trump used ICE to attack minnesota early on, to give republican some wins.
Hey guys, way to take a win and say “yeah actually he’s in the wrong for this”
Yes you did.
Stay in the race and hold the spot from some other asshole. If you win, don’t be a shitty ass republican; if you lose then some shitty ass republican didn’t win.
Yes, this exactly.
Chris is 10 years late.
Holy shit, someone with a modicum of principles!
Fuck him for it taking THIS LONG. but I guess its something.
actually no, he defends johnathan ROSS as his attorney/ or seeks legal help on his behalf. this was hurting his campaign thats why.
He knows he has exactly zero chance of winning the state when his party is the one sending murdering thugs to it’s streets. Now he gets to pretend to be a good person and avoid an embarrassing loss.
I’ll take a republican (maybe) having a conscience or even just abandoning a sinking ship over die hard fascists who would go down with the ship and drag as many people with them as they can.
At least he’s virtue signaling instead of vice signaling.
It sounds like vote forecast rather than a moral awakening.
Exactly.
No chance of winning so why bother running. Steal what credibility you can and save your effort of sunnier weather.
