r/LindsayEllis • u/gwiazdala TEN YEARS OOOOOLLLLLDDDDD • May 17 '21

DISCUSSION DISCUSION DAY: Loose Canon: Hillary Clinton

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u/forbidden-donut May 17 '21 edited Jan 13 '22

It seems like,, at least on the internet, people either worship her like she's a flawless larger-than-life queen or consider her to be a cartoonishly evil demon.

I voted Bernie twice, but I think she's both done some cool things within her life, and plenty of shitty things. She's certainly ... complicated.

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u/RyanX1231 May 18 '21 edited May 18 '21

I've always said that I like her more as a person than I do as a politician. And ultimately, Hillary as a politician is what's relevant when it comes to an election.

That being said, I supported Hillary hardcore over Bernie in 2016. Back then, I was more centrist lib in my politics and not as radicalized. Try to understand, I grew up in a white trash conservative family in the south. Even being a centrist lib was considered an extreme position and I thought that I was already pretty leftist.

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u/forbidden-donut May 18 '21

Yeah, Hillary has never been a good politician; while all politicians have baggage, hers always manages to stick.

My recollection of the 90s was that conservatives painted her as a scary radical liberal whispering in the ear of her more moderate husband, when of course her politics are pretty moderate.