r/politics • u/slaysia • Dec 19 '17

Democrat wins Va. House seat in recount by single vote; creating 50-50 tie in legislature

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/democrat-wins-va-house-seat-in-recount-by-single-vote-creating-50-50-tie-in-legislature/2017/12/19/3ff227ae-e43e-11e7-ab50-621fe0588340_story.html?utm_term=.82f2b85b50fa
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u/sezit Dec 19 '17

well, I don't think Dems are always pure of heart. But I do think Repubs are 100% selfish, and any suffering caused by their cruelty is unimportant to them.

I saw a tweet the other day that sums it up: "I don't know how to convince you that other people matter."

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u/Spartanfox California Dec 20 '17

I think that's just it though.

The "both sides" crowd takes a binary look at politics. So the Republicans are definitely selfish, and the Democrats are sometimes selfish, so both sides are selfish. Same with corruption (point to the current corruption re: the GOP, someone else points to Chicago for the Democrats..."both sides"), or donors (Koch Brothers for the GOP, Soros for the Democrats, both wealthy billionaires donating to political parties? "Both sides").

It's incredibly simplistic logic that nags at another fault that seems to be pretty prominent, the inability to understand nuance.

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u/PDK01 Dec 19 '17

"I don't know how to convince you that other people matter."

If that's the kind of empathy the bleeding hearts can muster, no wonder they lose as often as they do.

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u/sezit Dec 19 '17

Um, did you see the headline? The majority is seeing the cravenness of the GOP.