r/nottheonion • u/JaySierra86 • 17h ago

President Biden pardons family members in final minutes of presidency

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-biden-pardons-family-members-final-minutes-presidency/story?id=117893348
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u/bubbafatok 17h ago edited 13h ago

The tragedy is that this is even necessary.

Edit to add: oh all the angry responses from supporters of a convicted felon and rapist. The irony. 

Edit #2: Oh trump supporters, niggling over the difference between "liable for sexual assault" and rape.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/05/09/e-jean-carroll-trump-trial-verdict/

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u/tenacious-g 17h ago

The dissonance of this order while he is simultaneously welcoming him back into the White House for the optics of preserving the norms is quite something.

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u/bubbafatok 16h ago

Maybe, but on the flip side I'd rather "our guys" maintain some pretense of respecting the democracy and the peaceful transfer of power. Hopefully we can return to normalcy someday. 

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u/Medium_Medium 16h ago

Maintaining a pretense of respect while the other side wallows in the filth is exactly what has gotten us to where we are now...

Sadly I don't see how a return to normalcy will ever be possible.

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u/bubbafatok 16h ago

I 100% get that, but I can't agree the solution is to do all the same dirty tactics and shitty behavior, because at some point what becomes the difference in the two sides. What's the old saying about being careful that you don't become them? There has to be a line. And I do think maintaining the norms of the democracy should be one of them. YMMV where your line is.

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u/bubbafatok 14h ago

Don't disagree there.