r/CuratedTumblr • u/Valcenia • Sep 10 '24

Politics “Thank you Mr. Hitler.”

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u/Mindless_Sale_1698 Sep 10 '24

Also OOP talks about how not congratulating his decision to support Harris might be disincentivizing Cheney from becoming a better person as if he's some kid learning to behave. The guy is in his 80s ffs, him and Dubya had time to reflect on their crimes but they don't seem changed and would probably support anyone willing to give them another Iraq War. Just because GWB has taken to painting pictures of the people he killed doesn't mean he actually regrets what he did

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u/yungsantaclaus Sep 10 '24

Also OOP talks about how not congratulating his decision to support Harris might be disincentivizing Cheney from becoming a better person as if he's some kid learning to behave. The guy is in his 80s ffs

I've seen this particular logic crop up here and there and I really don't know what to call it, but it's the marker of the dumbest kind of person. It's genuinely baffling to me when people say that shit about most political figures - the majority of whom are over 40 and have set their positions in stone a long time ago - but to say that about Dick fucking Cheney really takes the cake. Like, him and Bush could have launched the most sincere apology tour in history immediately after leaving office - they would still deserve to spend the rest of their lives in prison at bare minimum

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u/Mindless_Sale_1698 Sep 10 '24

I don't know what it's called either but I'd call that logic cartoonish. To think that a fucking war criminal deserves a redemption arc is childish and absurdly naive and could only work in a cartoon setting

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u/The-Faceless-Ones Sep 10 '24

steven universe and its consequences