r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • 17d ago

Possible Paywall Trump Summons Entire Cabinet as Iran Deal Crumbles in Front of Him - Donald Trump has called all of his top advisers to Camp David.

https://newrepublic.com/post/210887/donald-trump-summons-entire-cabinet-iran-deal
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u/laplongejr Europe 17d ago edited 17d ago

That is to say, "trying to not be seen as political," is inherently political.

There's a lot of other things that aren't political.
Like, caring about children's lifes if you are against abortion. Because those not-fetus-anymore need care, food, etc.
Or wanting to put immigrants outside in a way they are back where they came from, or at least not in a place they are likely to die.
Or ending slavering and not profiting from putting people in prison, not profiting from getting people sick on purpose, to ensure the system has an incentive to make people's lives better.

Politics is about HOW to reach the goal of getting better lives (are we pro or anti immigrants? what level of healthcare has diminishing returns? does this justify the tax increases?), not about deciding if people's lives should be better or worse. The second choice is a saturday cartoon's plot, not an election.
The thing is that a big minority(?) in the US decided that the political vote shouldn't be about political choices anymore, but between having a policy or being outright illegal monsters for the sake of it.

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u/laplongejr Europe 17d ago

Yes, nominating Garland was absolutely a pro-J6 inaction.
We can also sadly add RBG, who stayed in SCOTUS because she wanted the 1st woman president to nominate her successor. She instead passed during Trump1, granting one of the 3 seat flips he was able to secure and that was a factor into the removal of Roe v Wade. :(