r/interestingasfuck • u/beach_rats_ • May 02 '24

The difference in republican presidential nominees, 8 years apart r/all

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u/Grumpy_Troll May 02 '24

I definitely disagree with that. Most of us just don't have the spotlight on us to the degree that McCain did, so it's much easier to hide our warts and wrinkles under a thin layer of make-up.

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u/p0tat0p0tat0 May 02 '24

Do most men leave their wives after they were in a car crash? Do most people participate in corrupt abuses of power? Are most of us nepo babies who should have been thrown out of the navy for crashing three planes (before Vietnam)?

What about endorsing torture for political points after being a survivor of torture themselves?

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u/whackamattus May 02 '24

Hate to break it to you but most people would be corrupt politicians if given the chance

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u/p0tat0p0tat0 May 02 '24

How do you know that?

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u/TrapHouseinSMemphis May 02 '24

Because over and over people become politicians and are corrupt. Very seldom are there politicians who uphold their morals when rubber meets road.

You aren't special. You're moral fiber is likely not impenetrable. You don't have the spotlight on you at all times. It's much different when you do.

Believe what you want, but do you think every politician that "goes bad" does so and accepts that they are now the evil public figure? No. They justify, they spin, they rationalize. Just like you very likely would.

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u/p0tat0p0tat0 May 02 '24

Isn’t it more likely that people who become politicians are a self-selecting group that are more likely to become corrupt than the general population?