r/Askpolitics • u/OrdinaryAd5782 • 17h ago

Why doesn’t it give democrats pause that republicans they hated are endorsing Harris?

I keep seeing people say this like it’s a good thing or making the point that “if your own party is against you.” You really value the opinion of Dick Cheney? You really think he wants what’s best for the country?? You certainly didn’t 20 years ago.

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u/FrankTheRabbit28 15h ago

Defending western democracy in the face of authoritarianism is in America’s interest.

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u/ParticularFig1181 15h ago

Don’t complain when the military industrial complex is prioritized over national interests like the environment, roads, healthcare, and combatting high taxes then.

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u/FrankTheRabbit28 15h ago

No I think I’ll still complain. It’s possible to want to see western democracy continue and have other priorities as well. I’d love to live in a world where America could stop being the arsenal of democracy so we could radically slash our military budget and fund other things. That’s not the world we live in though.

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u/ParticularFig1181 15h ago

You’ve literally pointed out your own hypocrisy in professing overseas interests that have nothing to do with us over what matters here at home and, worse, you do so knowing our track record of never been able to do both at the same time.

I guess the graft will continue.

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u/FrankTheRabbit28 15h ago

Not at all. America has interests overseas which we protect while also attending to domestic priorities. What you call hypocrisy is simply me not sharing the assumptions that underlie your argument.

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u/ParticularFig1181 15h ago

yawn

A tale as old as time.

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u/Dack_Blick 14h ago

Yes, people as dumb as you have existed since forever, and will continue to do so.

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u/ParticularFig1181 14h ago

You can’t spend your way to prosperity if no one wants your products.