Jonathan Carone wrote: ↑October 27th, 2020, 7:38 am
The most disappointing thing about the political right of the last five years is how they’ve stopped holding their leaders to the high standard they used to and instead justify or wave off any legitimate criticism.
The response to this will be about how the left does that same thing and how you have to play in the same game but the right used to have the moral high ground and they’ve willfully given it up.
I don’t think that’s entirely accurate. I would substitute “High” with “Impossible”. It has certainly been a readjustment of expectations and I’m ok with that. They are more realistic. In the 80’s I knew people who wouldn’t vote for Reagan because he was divorced and living in sin. Those people would certainly be flipping over in their graves with a twice divorced Trump in office. What I think you are seeing is Reagan’s words sinking in. That I can agree with you 80% of the time and be on your side. Personally I like Trump more than I did 4 years ago. I like about 80% of what he does so it helps me tolerate the the other 20%. And since that other 20% isn’t anything illegal, require me to renounce my faith or have him banging interns while talking to World Leaders, I sleep well at night. What the Right sees is someone who will fight for them. Sure some claim he is some Prophet sent from God, but that’s just as crazy as the other side saying he is literally the False Prophet preparing the way for the Anti Christ.
The last candidate who ran who would have fit the Impossible Standard was Romney. How did that turn out?
The last President we had who fit the impossible standard was Carter? We know how that turned out.
I’d say the Right has more Realistic Standards now