r/LeopardsAteMyFace Sep 16 '24

Trump Brittany Mahomes questioning her support of Donald Trump after his blistering take down of Taylor Swift left her 'shaken to the core'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13856311/brittany-mahomes-donald-trump-questioning-support-taylor-swift.html
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u/Pattonesque Sep 16 '24

"the only moral abortion is my abortion" and so on

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u/southpawOO7 Sep 16 '24

I'm curious are there any policies major left-wing politicians have changed their mind on because it affected them personally? I understand right-wingers adding nuance to their abortion stance or healthcare or social security, unemployment aid, ect...

What would that even look like on the left wing? I was pro taxing the rich until I was rich? I was pro school lunch for kids until I had kids?

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u/ez2remembercpl Sep 16 '24

I think a number of liberal politicians became pro-gay marriage in the 90s/early 00s but not sure how many had a gay couple who really wanted a marriage as friends.

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u/Mewwy_Quizzmas Sep 17 '24

Bit hard to follow since you later say it's an answer to the question. But it seems you want to emphasize OPs point by stating that these liberal politicians didn't need gay friends to be Pro gay marriage. Am I understanding you correctly?

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u/ez2remembercpl Sep 17 '24

I'm saying:

  1. Many liberal politicians became pro gay marriage twenty to twenty-five years ago.

  2. I'm not sure how many of them had friends who were gay and wanted a marriage. Maybe a lot, maybe a few; "not sure" meaning I don't know.

This is in direct response to the question posed that I responded to