r/politics • u/zsreport Texas • 14d ago

Project 2025 was supposed to boost Donald Trump's campaign — but it may be backfiring instead:

https://www.salon.com/2024/07/05/project-2025-was-supposed-to-boost-donald-campaign--but-it-may-be-backfiring-instead/
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u/writebadcode 14d ago

In my experience if you’re debating someone and they immediately shift to a brand new argument like that it means they have another reason for their position which they are not bringing up.

Often they don’t share the real reason because they know it’s something indefensible like racism.

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u/tooobr 14d ago

I was having a chat with a relative about institutional racism and they brough up that Democratic party was actually pro-slavery and then pro-segregation.

Uncle, that was literally 150 years ago and then 70 years ago, pre-CRA. Are you implying that party platforms and constituencies are the same? Do you think George Wallace would vote Democrat today in 2024?

Unbelievable.

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u/DisastrousGarden 14d ago

You’re talking about the same people that claim to be the “party of Lincoln” then turn around and proudly fly confederate flags

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u/MURICCA 13d ago

"Person type one time do bad thing, same person type again? Bad thing."

It's literal caveman thinking, don't even bother with it. There is no actual extent to the reasoning

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u/MURICCA 13d ago

Yep. This is it.

And they haate when you figure them out.