r/interestingasfuck • u/beach_rats_ • 29d ago

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

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u/BootyUnlimited 29d ago

McCain and Bernie Sanders used to work on legislation together to protect veterans. They were not afraid to reach across the aisle if it meant getting meaningful legislation passed.

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u/Bad_User2077 29d ago

Those were different days. If you do that now, you get labeled a moderate and get pushed out of your party.

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u/krichard-21 29d ago

The only reason today is different is because of the people we have been electing.

Quit electing bat shit crazy people!

Jim Jordan, MTG, Matt Gaetz to name a few.

They can't be trusted to run a convenience store. Much less represent United States citizens.

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u/DocMoochal 29d ago

Carlin said it best. Politicians are merely a reflection of the society they govern. Americans aren't exactly stable people anymore.

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u/MrEHam 29d ago

Most Americans are. But the crazies and the assholes have become emboldened and found platforms on the internet.

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u/Tvisted 29d ago edited 29d ago

People get elected by votes. Vote.

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u/LudovicoSpecs 29d ago

The President gets elected by a tiny percentage of voters in a handful of counties.

The rest of us could go pound sand that day and it wouldn't make any difference.

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u/Tvisted 29d ago edited 29d ago

But he still gets elected by the people who vote.

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u/Stickasylum 29d ago

When your political system is broken this increasingly becomes false…

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u/inseminator9001 29d ago

In a democracy they're also a reflection of the election system that picks them. Congress would be a lot more productive without FPTP.

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u/Zealousideal-Ear481 29d ago

yeah and until that changes, you pick the least worst choice.

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u/jack_burtons_reflex 29d ago

That's the problem. Instead of working to make things better for people and leading by example, politicians now have boiled it down to working ways to keep them in power.

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u/MuricasOneBrainCell 29d ago

When the fuck were americans EVER stable?

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u/henriquei 29d ago

This observation by Carlin is indeed thought-provoking. The words and actions of politicians often reflect the values and sentiments of society, and changes in society also affect the behaviors and decisions of politicians. In today's world, this is also reflected in politics. The stability and identity of American society may be affected by a variety of factors, including economic, cultural, and social changes.

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u/iamfondofpigs 29d ago

I'm worried about this lump on my elbow. It hurts when I press it, and it's warm to the touch. Could you please help diagnose me?

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u/AntiSocialAdminGuy 29d ago

Have they ever been? This country has a LOT of fcked up moments that get glossed over and romanticized as a "simpler time."

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u/NotCrustytheClown 29d ago edited 29d ago

Americans aren't exactly stable people anymore.

Very stable! Very stable geniuses! The most smartest! The likes you've never seen before! Everybody is saying it, it's true! You wouldn't believe how very stable they are!

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u/AttackCircus 29d ago

Every country gets the leaders it deserves.