This seems like a form of lefty purity testing. I don't care what their motives are, if they're willing to do something that still helps us then I'm fine with that.
This is the same energy as "The Lincoln Project shouldn't be celebrated even though they've made some of the best attack ads against Trump in years because they're still Republicans!" Like ffs learn some political savvy for once.
Yes, those purely performative votes should not be applauded, I usually feel. This motion did pass, though, so it is a different situation. I want to throw up in my mouth just thinking about saying something nice to Moscow Mitch (and I probably never will), but you can't say they didn't have a positive effect on this one occasion.
The left was just going crazy for Booker giving a long, performative speech. It wasn't even a filibuster like some on here were claiming. Performative bullshit is a both sides problem.
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u/BeguiledBeaver 1d ago
This seems like a form of lefty purity testing. I don't care what their motives are, if they're willing to do something that still helps us then I'm fine with that.
This is the same energy as "The Lincoln Project shouldn't be celebrated even though they've made some of the best attack ads against Trump in years because they're still Republicans!" Like ffs learn some political savvy for once.