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Heil_Hipster t1_iydno4s wrote

Reply to comment by Conscious_Ad7105 in Josh Hawley voting against inter racial and same sex marriages by SearchingBleach

They probably did. It's just that whoever made this little infographic didn't mention that because it would make the Republicans not look so bad. The intention behind this is to make Republicans look bad. That's the same reason they included the interracial marriage part in this bill. It puts Republicans in a position where if they vote no on the bill, they can say that they voted against interracial marriage even though the Republicans were more than likely actually voting against gay marriage, which is bad still but is not received as badly as voting against interracial marriage.

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No_Lies_Detected t1_iydq49h wrote

So you are fully in-the-know of all Republicans and what they mean when they vote for or against a bill? You must be clairvoyant.

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SharksForArms t1_iyduj04 wrote

I mean, he is describing an extremely common tactic in Congress. There isn't any clairvoyance required to see it.

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No_Lies_Detected t1_iydw3hx wrote

No he is.

He can tell these Senators are only voting against the same sex portion. They aren't really racist and voting against interracial marriage! These are some good Christian people by gawd! And they would never do that. They will commit crimes, cheat on their spouses, take huge donations that influence their vote, vote against veterans needs, but enrich themselves on the current military industrial complex (that's where the money is, not helping vets).

But racism? That is where they draw the line and /u/Heil_Hipster knows it!

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Heil_Hipster t1_iydweks wrote

I never said they were good people. They are just voting with their base. They're base does not want same sex marriage and so they voted that way, consequences be damned. They want to be reelected. This is not some situation where I think they are good people.

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No_Lies_Detected t1_iydx6bj wrote

> Sure technically. But he was Voting against same-sex marriage, not interracial marriage.

Their base does want interracial marriage though? You KNOW this for a fact. So it has to just be the gay thing and not the racist thing! Got it!

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Heil_Hipster t1_iydxtow wrote

I mean more than likely, yes. Considering one of the guys who voted against it has an Asian wife, I would say that he is not actually against interracial marriage. If you were trying to make Republicans look racist, would you not include interracial marriage in a bill that you knew they would vote against because of same-sex marriage being included? It's a very clever strategic move.

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No_Lies_Detected t1_iydyf4h wrote

I should trust you internet stranger! I'm sure you know your way around racism.

And if your argument really held water, then wouldn't ALL Republicans vote against it? Or was it just these special few that really understood that it was just voting against same sex marriage and not the racist part?

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Heil_Hipster t1_iyds01a wrote

No. I don't know this for sure. I suppose I like to assume the best about people.

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