swimwithstones wrote:
The hypocrisy is a fait accompli regardless of what the right does now.Let me put it another way then...
1.) If they hold their old position then they are idiots
2.) If they move towards your position then they are hypocrits.
That's a nice little game to play. But when you complain like you are, it sounds like you're more upset about getting your butt kicked in elections because the right didn't keep to its old position than you are about the evolution of the position towards your preferences.
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I think one of the reasons for pointing out the hypocrisy is because in 2024 there will be a Democratic nominee who will have had an extra-marital affair, and the GOP will clutch its pearls with both hands and decry it as an example of how the left is eroding the family values of the nation. Many won't buy the reversal, but many will. Pointing out the hypocrisy now may make it a little harder for some people to swallow it then.I honestly don't see much pearl clutching anymore, no. Maybe a small minority will have never stopped clutching, but that minority is getting smaller all the time. Really, the only way the right could wing a huge indignation over infidelity anymore is if there was some strange added element to the extra-marital affair -- like swinging or pedaphelia or something weird. (Super important disclaimer: I'm not equating either of those three options morally. I'm just saying all three are outside what's been clearly made mainstream.)
That being said, at some level, even Democrats and Republicans (not driven by typical family values issues) will still use extra-marital affairs against a candidate that has had them.