Could be lip service; like a superficial gesture to retain some basic standing in the political sphere. Idk why this should be a big deal to anyone.
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They. Are. All. The. Same.
A lot of Dick worshiping from US politicians right now
I prefer her compassion for a political rival to this shit:
“Not a smart person, but a somewhat vicious person, I will say. If you feel sorry for him, don't feel so sorry, because he's vicious."
Trump is sending minorities to concentration camps, but Harris is also giving an eulogy for a warmonger so both sides are the same really.
She showed class?
It should be normal to pay tribute to the dead, even if you didn’t agree with them when they were alive. If we stop doing that, we all lose.
Politics are just a different version of adult highschool drama... It's so fucking aggravating.
There's no win.
She say nothing/something muted: She's so disrespectful! She couldn't even muster up one nice thing to say about a public servant!
She says something: She's so disgusting! He was a war criminal and an absolute piece of shit cancer on society. (facts.)
Obviously it's not the same person saying both these things, but a potential support loss is always a calculation you need to have when saying literally anything.
Chat, is it fascism to be able to set your hate aside and send condolenses when someone dies?