Comment by estearum
10 hours ago
Do you think justice should only be dealt out when you think it'll generate a positive outcome for you personally on the other side?
Seems to me that people who have committed crimes should be punished for those crimes. Call it "LAW AND ORDER!!!!" or something
I think that winning (and retaining political advantage over time) is probably a prerequisite for enacting any punishments, much less correcting other issues.
Uhhhh... sure...? Are you implying that "the other side" will never again hold power? Because that's a very silly view, if so.
I'm quite sure the single most popular platform someone could run on today is simply "aggressively prosecute every single crime committed by the MAGA apparatus."
Punitive campaigns seem to work best with the right wing base. There’s a large squishy center (and a sizable segment of the left) that doesn’t vote when things go too negative.
If you want to contrast with a real world example, Obama won as an unknown candidate running on “hope and change” despite racial bias.
But it’s probably better to lose if presenting a positive message would make you feel icky.
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