• ramsgrl909@lemmy.world
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    Interesting, was waiting to hear about this one. I’m his first statement he said something like he was going to distance himself from the group - lots of folks wondered how he was going to distance himself from his wife (who also made statements in the group).

  • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I know that this decision will upset many, and delight others, but in this political climate I must keep my family safe,” Douglass said […]

    Oh, FUCK this guy. Pretending to be the victim here and invoking his family.

    JFC.

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    "… and I know that as a young person I have a duty to set a good example for others.”

    He is in his late 20s. He is not a young person, he is an adult. He’s only young compared to our overly old representatives.

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    2 days ago

    This is as close as I can get to respecting one of these guys.

    Not real respect, but an appreciation that some of them still feel a sense shame.

    Maybe it isn’t exactly promising, but it is a glimmering turd in a sea of shit.

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      Shame?

      “I know that this decision will upset many, and delight others, but in this political climate I must keep my family safe,” Douglass said

      He’s resigning because the left is so viowent and scawy, not because he’s ashamed. We’ll all have forgotten his name in 2 weeks and he’ll have a better job somewhere else, pulling the exact same shit.

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      some of them still feel a sense shame

      I wish I could feel confident that this is why, but it was probably that they were told they needed to resign or they’d be fired because their involvement is bad for business.