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[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 months ago (63 children)

This sort of story is dumb. Is that really the reason you wouldn't vote for someone? There must be more compelling points. So who is this for?

I think it's just circle-jerky "the team I hate also smells icky" stuff, like when Alex Jones said Obama and Hillary literally smelled like sulfur.

[–] ZoopZeZoop 19 points 2 months ago (3 children)

It is dumb, and not the reason anyone should not vote for him. That said, someone who foreign leaders don't want to be in a room with could present a problem.

I hope this article doesn't convince people, but instead they are convinced by the many, many others showing he is criminal and selfish. It is somewhat satisfying to have someone you really dislike have other undesirable qualities.

[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe 27 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Another way to think about it, at some point even at McDonald's you'd get fired for poor hygiene if you constantly showed up to work smelling awful. That standard should especially apply to a diplomatic role in government.

But yeah, this is bottom tier reason not to elect him.

[–] crank0271 10 points 2 months ago

I imagine that inciting a treasonous insurrection would also be grounds for termination even at McDonald's.

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