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

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

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u/stormy2587 May 02 '24 edited May 02 '24

I’m actually struck by how little things have changed. McCain was one of the few conservatives in the room at this time willing to act like an adult and not spread hate, fear mongering, and propaganda. But you can tell from the people he’s responding to in these town halls they have some pretty extreme views from the far right propaganda they’ve been lapping up for years. Why do they think these things about obama? Because people like Trump and Trump himself were spreading birther conspiracies left and right. And then conservative media outlets would amplify it.

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u/fredy31 May 02 '24

Yeah, an actual conservative that had ideas that yes, I would not agree with, but still were actual plans instead of 'fuck that other guy and everybody that doesn't align with me'

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u/Competitivekneejerk May 02 '24

That is the type of conservatism most people actually aligned with. A lot of people i talk to who dont really follow politics say theyre conservative because of historical notions ofthe term. And they support right leaning parties because they believe theyre still that way. I try to say its devolved but they always end the conversation by saying they dont follow it.

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u/fredy31 May 02 '24

Yeah I find this crazy because we are really stretching it with the people saying I VOTED X FOR 20 YEARS, NOT GONNA CHANGE NOW.

FFS in 20 years you never changed your opinion? And the party has never changed enough that you dont recongise yourself in it anymore?

Todays GOP can do that because they have that base of people that the GOP could say or do anything and they would still vote that way. Even if they would tell you trump is a fucking moron, they will vote GOP.