Listen, it’s nice that he said this. And he seems like a good guy.
But it is so fucking bleak that we need Old Bearded White Guy to say what anyone who looked less Trad Conservative would have been heckled for
He will still be heckled for this
True.
I have a friend whose brother-in-law is a long-time Republican, evangelical, Trump voter. He listened to and agrees with Charlie Kirk’s religious views. But he said that because of Kirk’s more extreme positions on wider issues, he wouldn’t let his young kids listen to Kirk … and now he’s a pariah in his own family.
I mean… an old bearded white guy helped kick off the Civil war and led to the end of slavery. We need all types.
To every liberal government body, this is how you fight fascism.
Ffs…there are school board members who are being forcibly retired due to messages on social media.
so… when you’re a government employee you are supposed to uphold yourself with decorum that implies that you will treat all your constituents evenly and fairly. that extends to social media. elected officials and appointed officials are held to a different standard with i’m not 100% up on anymore because i’ve only ever been employee or appointed, but it is important to at very least project an image of fairness.
now, in statesia have public servants from one major party been generally striving to uphold these values in the past, let’s say decade or seven, while public servants from the other major party have been flaunting every opportunity they get to violate said norms whenever they feel they can get away with it, and using the legal system to punish their employers for proper dismissals when they their violate employment contracts? Well, it sure feels that way sometimes. like today.
I feel like if the President of the country isn’t held to any standards whatsoever, it’s disingenuous to suggest that people who hold lesser elected offices should be held accountable for treating “all constituents evenly and fairly.”
it’s fucked up, isn’t it.
Now this is a fucking man.
Gonna be honest: this man has one hell of a cool beard.
I want to run my toes through it.
can’t spell bear without beard. or something
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Unpopular opinion: I can’t wait for this giant beard and 80s cop moustache trend to finally die off. I never understand Gen Z’s obsession with them (and Millennials to an extent as well).
They were cringey in the 70s and 80s and they’re cringey today. Properly-groomed facial hair looks a lot better.
a proper patriot
Baller
This is a true hero.
He’s condemning murder!? What is he trying to do, get himself killed?
That’s how you get put on a list
Wow. From Iowa no less.
This is one thing that’s messed up with the ‘just split up’ rhetoric. In almost every ‘red’ there are ‘blue’ communities.
Yeah, usually there large population centers.
I love it when conservatives are all like, do you want some New Yorker telling you how to run your farm?
Ummm, does it make more sense than a farmer trying I tell a New Yorker how to live in the city?
Iowa City. They’re fairly progressive up there.
Right there in the name: “City”. A dangerous place where you might be exposed to dreaded opposing viewpoints.
my brother is scared to death of san francisco. he hates it, says there’s poop everywhere and he’s accosted by homeless people all the time. i dunno, i’ve been to his house and they leave dirty diapers on the floor and his children are children so they’re needy and don’t pay rent. which seems right. maybe he’s a little confused? also, i have encountered human poop exactly once in san francisco over decades of visiting at least monthly. i’m just grumpy that the deli i got my char siu pork at (Go Duck Yourself/Hing Lung) moved and i haven’t found a new one i like yet. also my brunch place went from five locations to one, and it’s not the location i liked in the Castro. At least my beef with the city is real.
If you don’t want poop on the streets, install public toilets. Problem solved.
i guess i pass the vibe test because i’ve never had problems getting to a toilet in SF, public (which while not on every corner, exist) or private.
I miss Iowa City. It was such a diverse and wonderful island surrounded by by the monotony of white bread America. I’m scared to go back, because I fear it has been swallowed by the mediocrity of conservatism.
Yeah, I used to live in Cedar Rapids. Went to the movies in Iowa city quite often.
At least there are still public officials out there in actual police roles who understand what it means to take an oath
A strong man protects the weak. Not with guns, but with brains.
And with beards.
That’s what a real man looks like
That’s a man I’d like to have pints with. What an absolute legend. Very well put.
