zephyr88 said:
I'm having trouble reconciling what is happening in Georgia. This hasn't been reconciled on the politics board, so I thought I'd come here for a fresh take.
On one hand, we have a former athlete who may have done some questionable things 30 years ago. He may have assisted someone getting an abortion, but his views have changed as he matured both physically and spiritually.
On the other hand, we have a Christian preacher who opens supports abortion rights.
Why is it that the first man is defiled for his past actions, while the other "man of the cloth" gets a complete pass on his views and actions?
His views haven't changed "because he's matured." His views have "changed" because he got the abortions he needed already and he needs to be anti-abortion to run as a Republican. That's it.
And people criticize Herschel because they see right through his bull***** he's not "pro-life." He's paid for multiple abortions and likely coerced multiple women into getting them. He's not owning up to it and instead is lying about it. He promotes complete abortion bans with no exception even though he got abortions when he needed them in the past. It's the "f*** you, I got mine" mentality, and it's very off-putting to voters. So by the laws he supports, he would be charged as an accessory to murder. Incredibly hypocritical and wrong. If anything he should be MORE sympathetic of people who have sought abortions and said he understands what they are going through. Instead he says "f*** you, straight to prison. but not me! I'm special."
Throw in the fact that Herschel Walker has been a terrible father to his kids and the complete opposite of a family man, and you have a ton of people rolling their eyes about him being some champion of family values.
And to flip it around from the abortion stuff, nonreligious people like me do shake our heads when we see something like 80% of evangelicals picking a candidate like Herschel Walker over a literal pastor who has dedicated his life to serving God. Even if you dont like Warnock's position, he has said over and over again that the government should not get between women and their doctors when it comes to decisions like these (and he's right). He's not saying yay abortion, abortions for everyone, I know this argument probably isnt convincing to most here, but it's at least well reasoned.
I try to be reasonable and understanding of people's views, I really do. I can understand why people supported Trump, for instance. But I really can't wrap my head around what's going on in Georgia. At the end of the day I think the only reason Herschel is getting votes is because he's on team R and would have been pivotal in the GOP retaking the majority.