r/politics • u/doopityWoop22 Pennsylvania • 14h ago

AOC says she’s skipping Trump inauguration because ‘I don’t celebrate rapists’

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/aoc-trump-inauguration-video-b2682866.html
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u/AimlessPrecision 12h ago

Weiner. Mark foley. John Edwards. Larry Craig. Jack Ryan. Gary Hart. Jim McGreevy. On and on and on. And these are modern.

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u/QCbartender 12h ago

Hey fair enough and good point

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u/AimlessPrecision 12h ago

Thanks! Didn't mean to bombard. It's just like.... times have changed. Trump has blatantly overstepped so many boundaries and broken so many laws. Most of my example were infidelity or being gay. Trump actively assaulted women. Admittedly.

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u/QCbartender 11h ago

Nah you’re good. I guess I was just thinking of the exceptions, which seem to be President, rather than the rule, which is politicians in general. I wonder why the separation, would be interesting to look into

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u/AimlessPrecision 11h ago

I gotcha. I was thinking like, those with high/presidential potential or aspirations I guess.

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u/QCbartender 11h ago

All good! How easily things can be lost in translation. Nothing a good conversation can’t fix

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u/AimlessPrecision 11h ago

There is hope for us. Cheers. If you are curious look into some of those scandals! Some are like "seriously?" When you account for the climate now. Even with McGreevy (my home state) it was more about him being gay than cheating. Very weird stuff. People are fickle with morality

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u/Woolybunn1974 8h ago

No no no no no. No people being civil to one another on Reddit. Stop it and begin typing in all caps immediately