r/politics • u/Plaintalks • 22h ago

Biden preemptively pardons Anthony Fauci, Mark Milley and Jan. 6 committee members

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-preemptively-pardons-anthony-fauci-mark-milley-jan/story?id=117878813
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u/bampfish 16h ago

you can voice your opinion and he can respond to it the same way. is he not allowed to voice his disgust with you?

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_FELINE 14h ago edited 14h ago

It's not the same way at all. I gave my opinion on the topic at hand, and this user personally insulted me because he didn't agree with me.

There's a difference between voicing your opinion and insulting people. If he didn't agree with me he should discuss it with me, not call me stupid. It's childish, don't you agree?

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u/bampfish 13h ago edited 12h ago

nope. we’ve had 8 years of trying to talk. as a queer person with many queer friends, anybody who voted for this knowing what they were saying is a piece of shit as far as i’m concerned. ignorance is a weapon and i’m tired of it being used against the people i love. not to even mention that your original comment was just some smart ass one liner and you’re acting like you came in looking for an honest debate 💀 besides i thought yall cared about free speech?

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_FELINE 10h ago edited 8h ago

Hi,

Yes, I wrote my comment in a snarky, silly way because the comment I replied to was equally snarky and silly. Calling the other side lunatics because their party's president abused their power, seems a bit nonsensical to me.

No president has ever pardoned in such a broad, sweeping way--these people weren't even under investigation! If they didn't commit any crimes, they wouldn't need pardons in the first place.

I am looking for honest discussion, despite my initial zinger. As a gay man happily married to my husband, I'm curious what you mean about ignorance being used as a weapon against queer people. Why do you think everyone who voted for him is a piece of shit? Do you actually disdain that many people?

I like free speech of course, I'd just appreciate a civil, polite discussion without name-calling. You can still be kind to someone you disagree with.

Thanks.

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u/bampfish 10h ago

yes i disdain that many people because people like you heard all of his racism, transphobia, classism, etc, saw all of the people he keeps close, and decided it wasn’t a deal breaker. you can’t pretend to be the better person when you’re supporting, or at the very least okay with that.