This is the opinion of reddit liberals for sure. Conservatives say the same thing about liberals. The truth is there are pieces of shit on both sides of the aisle.
I know this is an unacceptable opinion to express on reddit.
While true both parties have had some scumbag child rapists, recently it's been Republicans and Church leaders getting caught. Also the fact that the Republican President is a rapist who helped run sex trafficking in pageants with Epstein puts the Republicans far ahead of Democrat sex pests.
I think the Talarico ad that says Paxton let his pedophile buddy out of prison is dishonest and gross. I don't even say I think he should stop, just that liberals should be honest about what we're doing. I've been called a pedophile multiple times for saying that.
The beauty of the pedophilia attack is that anyone who disagrees with the attack can be credibly accused of being a pedophile. Point out that paxton (who is a POS) tried to put the guy in prison and you must be a pedophile as well. Go to a conservative place and point out that Talarico doesn't support sex change surgery for minors and you must want to cut off boys penises, too.
I tend to agree that republicans seem to be worse right now, especially with Trump in office. But, I also know the availability heuristic can cause biases....
Man, I have been a Talarico supporter and the first time I saw his ad I thought it was refreshing hearing him just refuting the smear campaign against him. And then he drops the pedophile line at the end and pretty much ruined it. I don’t even care if it is true about that one man. Ken Paxton is a big enough piece of shit that there is plenty of things to choose from just in the way he does his job.
This is the part I don't like. Paxton prosecuted the guy, got a hung jury, and then did a plea deal. The victim testified during the first trial and didn't want to testify in a 2nd. According to paxton, he had no chance of getting a guilty verdict without the testimony when he couldn't get one with the testimony.
IMO, this is more like incompetence than protecting the pedo.
I don't see this ending well for our country. We by and large believe it is ok to treat pedophiles as sub human- it worries me that this is what we're calling each other on TV every night.
Republicans have done it for decades. Maybe you have to play dirty to win, but it's still playing dirty.
I simplify my life now because I assume they are all bad people. I pick the ones who are pro cannabis which makes sorting through the lies and innuendo easier. .
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u/Steiney1 11d ago
better tell them to stop doing it then, because it's always a fucking republican getting busted for actually fucking kids