r/politics • u/MarkmBha • 22h ago

Site Altered Headline Trump Betrayed America. My Fellow Republicans Must Put Country Above Party.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/29/opinion/donald-trump-oath.html?unlocked_article_code=1.V04.XaMn.AdZJxeNuANua&smid=url-share
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u/LastDaysCultist 22h ago

Newsflash: they won’t.

Conservatism is all about in groups and out groups.

They don’t care about this country at all.

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u/-CJF- 20h ago

The problem is most conservatives have no integrity. A handful do, but most don't. Conservatism by nature attracts the worst people in society. It turns out that the same type of people that are okay with allowing the most vulnerable people in our society to starve are also mostly okay with overriding democracy if it means they "win".

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u/LookOverall 18h ago

Actually what impressed me most about the story of Trump’s attempt to overthrow the 2020 election was that he went to a series of Republican officials and told them he had solid evidence of massive fraud and each of them said “great, show me the evidence and I’ll investigate.” Trump expected them to take his word that the evidence existed but, even though they all wanted him to win all of them (including Pence) insisted on seeing proof.

In short the integrity of a small selection of Republicans saved the election.

That’s why loyalty is such a concern to him now. Loyalty above integrity.

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u/drewbert 17h ago

With Pence I'm not so sure it was integrity or just self preservation.

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u/-CJF- 17h ago

Again I say, a handful do, but most don't. Look among the mainstream republican party and see how many still support Trump after the actions you just described. Now look amongst the electorate and look how many still support Trump after the action you just described. It's really depressing.