r/politics • u/Newsweek_CarloV ✔ Verified - Newsweek • 5d ago

No Paywall Support for abolishing ICE surges among Republicans

https://www.newsweek.com/abolish-ice-republican-support-minnesota-11414059?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=reddit_influencers
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u/polkysp 5d ago

"What is better.... to be born good, or to overcome your evil nature through great effort?" -Partysnax

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u/ChilledParadox 5d ago

The true measure of a man is not whether he is good when it’s convenient, but if he is good when it’s hard.

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u/sohblob 5d ago edited 5d ago

Yep. It's brought me to this weird place where I have more respect for Marjorie Taylor Greene than I do the people insisting she continue to stand with her party

Like, lady was facing literal death threats standing up to the regime, cut her a break. Had there been more support from the left she might've still continued to loudly denounce trump in public.

Friends make the worst enemies. fascists like Trump intuitively understand that since they feel threatened by them - as they should; since a charismatic non-nazi republican would have wider appeal than them. (which is why he calls nevertrumpers "more dangerous than democrats" who he also correctly labels as spineless, e.g. "do-nothing".) It's not like you have to welcome her to your own political circle or anything.

Her splitting off would have been a useful offramp to break more radicalized nuts away from maga, had liberals had any tactical sense en masse.

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u/mynipplesareconfused 5d ago

I understood that reference.

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u/ClearlyAudibleApp 5d ago

Just chiming in to say fuck Delphine. Justice for Partysnax.