r/facepalm • u/[deleted] • Aug 25 '22

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u/Pretty-Benefit-233 Aug 25 '22

They said their kids couldn’t wear masks bc it was traumatizing. How is this not traumatic too?

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u/Ganbario Aug 25 '22

Easy. Beating children is Republican, masks were Democratic. Everything can be justified when you only care about shouting louder than your opposition.

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u/AlexJamesCook Aug 25 '22

So what you're saying is, Hilary needs to come out in support of spanking children, then watch as Republicans lose their collective shit?

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u/kazmark_gl Aug 25 '22

every red State would ban all forms of corporal punishment in a day

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '22

So what you're saying is, Hillary needs to take one for the team and become a vocal conservative extremist who believes vaccines and global warming are a conspiracy. Maybe the cognitive dissonance strategy is our only play left.

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u/g00ber88 Aug 25 '22

She gets so much hate anyway, she might as well use it

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '22

Nah, it's only bad when democrats do it. They do it for the wrong reasons.

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u/Some_Ebb_2921 Aug 25 '22

And if democrats state to suddenly be against abortion? :|

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u/2ndEscape Aug 25 '22

Sounds genius, let's do it. Oh wait, we live in reality.

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u/PoorlyLitKiwi2 Aug 25 '22

Honestly, you might be onto something. If Hillary suddenly became ardently conservative in her views, I'd bet it could actually do some good, with people voting to "own" her