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In reply to the discussion: Allegations sink Democrats [View all]AloeVera
(4,753 posts)Pledging to continue funding a genocidal state is not an "imperfection". It's a value statement millions could not get past.
To me, Harris' fatal mistake was declaring, mere days before the election, that she would continue military support and that her support was "unwavering". Where were her advisors? I remember banging my head in disbelief. No fine words of "unconscionable suffering"could erase that policy and value statement.
People can get past imperfections and flaws of past behaviour. Millions will not be harmed by electing a flawed human being who has admitted his mistakes but whose platform they agree with. It's another story when they don't agree with a policy that ensures the harm continues. That's the real "values" they are looking for.
And the whole point of my original comment was to point out the absurdity - the unrecognized hypocrisy even - of the proverbial beam smyting the mote.