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So you don't believe in forgiveness or redemption? People aren't allowed to ever change and improve themselves and are forever to be judged for every shitty thing they ever do? I dunno. I'd not want to live like that with any amount of self-reflection. I further might be inclined to question the authenticity of your claimed beliefs.
That I do agree with. The seemingly constant use of "pied piper" and similar strategies by major Dems in order to avoid the slightest possibility of leftward movement is infuriating.
Not for elected representatives, no. We're not talking about someone's uncle Randy who grew up in poverty and never went to school or met a black person or w/e. This is an educated person from a well-off background, they don't have an excuse. There are plenty of other smart, motivated people out there who are fit for office and are morally consistent on these uncomplicated issues like racism.
Anyone who takes 80 years to become slightly less racist than their younger days is not someone I want running for office. Forgive them, give them credit for sorting out their personal prejudices, sure, but they need to do that on their own time, we don't have time for leaders who are still struggling with the basics.
Biden has always been hawkish on immigration, even under Obama, whether this recent attempt was a ploy or not, it wasn't a ploy during all the other times in his career he advocated for punishing immigration policy.