Gay Republican candidate melts down when he figured out that his party is homophobic
Gay Republican candidate melts down when he figured out that his party is homophobic
He posted a three-minute video to social media calling the state GOP's words "hateful" and arguing that they don't represent Republican views.
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Stupid as this is, at least he worked it out? I'm a little impressed.
No he didn't:
...and arguing that they don't represent Republican views.
He's still in fucking denial.
The gay Republican I know is also deep in denial. Sad to see in all honesty
I'm just thinking. Isn't republic fancy word for representative democracy? As opposed to direct democracy.
In representative democracy people vote for people who vote for law, while in direct democracy people vote for law.
There's a big distinction between being republican and capital-R Republican, and between being pro-democracy and a capital-D Democrat
Yes a republic is a democratic state by definition, as opposed to a monarchy, dictatorship, oligarchy, etc.
But for people whose words have no meaning outside of being used as weapons, it can mean anything they want to their ignorant hate filled fans.
Don’t be too impressed. He still a Republican.
we should support any move in the right direction though, however small
Did he actually “move” in any direction, though?
He asked that the state GOP revoke their endorsement of him. That's something.
His previous comments imply some internalized homophobia, but this recent line of rhetoric from the Colorado GOP is obviously eliminationist, and he seems to have realized it. Maybe it leads to him more closely examining his previous attitudes, maybe it doesn't.
I'm not saying he's like, a good dude. Just worth noting that he found a line he wouldn't cross.
I don’t think that getting driven out of this party by bigots counts as “moving in the right direction“.
It's more sitting in right direction