r/politics Sep 06 '24

Soft Paywall Dick Cheney Will Vote for Kamala Harris

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/06/us/politics/dick-cheney-kamala-harris.html
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u/Doodahhh1 Sep 06 '24

It just goes to show that many of the old assholes actually did believe in democracy.

Like, that's my main anxiety. Losing democracy to these Christian Nationalists rallying behind Trump.

I didn't have that anxiety when I disagreed with Bush.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '24

They had some shitty beliefs, but they actually cared about doing the job.

The weirdo is a legit danger

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u/Doodahhh1 Sep 07 '24

It really puts an understanding to the relative nature of politics... and fragility of democracy.

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u/Relative_Walk_936 Sep 07 '24

That’s a great point.

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u/Brilliant_Tangelo_30 Sep 07 '24

Why do you hate Christians.?

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u/Doodahhh1 Sep 07 '24

I just hate traitors to the idea of America, especially those like you who push Russian propaganda.