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no_hypocrisy

(55,036 posts) Sat Apr 11, 2026, 06:44 PM Saturday

Maybe this is a false equivalent, but [View all]

why does Donald Trump get to stay in the WH, but Eric Swalwell has to drop out? And I don't mean IOKIYAR.

Is it because Democrats' bad sexual behavior is politically contagious and disgraces the Party while the same doesn't seem to happen to Republicans?

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Maybe this is a false equivalent, but [View all] no_hypocrisy Saturday OP

Mitch McConnell. nm mikewv Saturday #1

Because Dems have a moral compass Fiendish Thingy Saturday #2

Because more Democrats have a conscious on sexual abuse? EdmondDantes_ Saturday #3

Wilhoit's law. usonian Saturday #4

Repubs tend to circle the wagons for shit like this... Wounded Bear Saturday #5

Privilege writ large. bucolic_frolic Saturday #6

I sleep better at night knowing I support the party that is not morally bankrupt Bluestocking Saturday #7

because there IS no bar for rich straight white male repukes Skittles Saturday #8

I have a theory, it's popularity dlilafae Saturday #9

Because no one expects Republicans to be anything except repugnant swine, while Gaugamela Saturday #10

Because Democrats don't believe in the presumption of innocence when it comes to Democratic politicians. TomSlick Saturday #11