From: jnytelia@gmail.com   
      
   On 24/04/2021 20:20, Questor wrote:   
   > On Sat, 24 Apr 2021 12:12:00 +0200, Jenny Telia  wrote:   
   >> On 22/04/2021 22:07, Questor wrote:   
   >>> On Thu, 22 Apr 2021 12:13:23 +0200, Jenny Telia  wrote:   
   >>>> On 13/04/2021 20:53, Questor wrote:   
   >>>>> Without getting into the specifics of this instance, shouldn't we expect   
   more   
   >>>>> from our leaders?  Of course they're human too, however because of their   
   >>>>> position they have a greater responsibility to model better behavior.    
   Not to be   
   >>>>> clueless, tone deaf, insensitive, or condescending.  Is it so hard to   
   treat   
   >>>>> others in a respectful manner, even if it's only for the cameras?  Think   
   what   
   >>>>> you will, say what you like behind closed doors, but since when has   
   saying   
   >>>>> insulting things to people's faces become an admirable trait?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Since the time that those leaders adopted the attitude that lying,   
   >>>> cheating and blatantly ignoring facts is a normal thing? Or were you   
   >>>> sleeping throughout Trump's presidency? (I'm guessing that you're an   
   >>>> American. )   
   >>>   
   >>> That was what is known as a rhetorical question.  Of course the answer is   
   that   
   >>> insulting people has never become an admirable trait.  The fact that Trump   
   >>> engaged in that behavior and was admired by his followers for it in no way   
   >>> legitimatizes it or makes it acceptable.   
   >>   
   >> The fact that Trump is still considered as a possible candidate for   
   >> Republicans in 2024 says otherwise. Politics based on misinformation   
   >> (and cunts like Trump) is the 'new normal' for Americans. Let's hope the   
   >> meme does not cross the Atlantic anytime soon.   
   >   
   > The fact that a behavior is widely practiced or admired in some areas does   
   not   
   > necessarily make it acceptable.  Your 'new normal' only applies to an   
   > over-represented fraction of Americans.  81 million voters in America thought   
   > otherwise.   
   >   
      
   I'm sorry, but you cannot sweep  74,222,958 Trump voters under the   
   carpet and get away with that last statement. Roughly every other person   
   you bump in the streets of USoA is a    
      
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