Did Mitt Romney Save His Soul?
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In “Romney: A Reckoning,” we get an intimate view of a man trying to reconcile faith and politics.
  • sab@kbin.social
    32·
    8 months ago

    A political moron with terrible ideas, yes. But I think treasonous is the wrong word, which is what sets him apart from his comrades in the republican party.

    It’s not that people remember him as someone they would have liked to vote for, but he was over of very few republicans to speak out against trumpism.

    Sort of like how Romney was one of few republicans recognizing the election result. It has just gotten to a point where we expect the worst from these people, and it’s somehow worth celebrating when they defy our expectations.

    • Jax@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      8 months ago

      I think it’s more an attempt at positive reinforcement, if anything. When you’ve got a bad dog you’re trying to train, you fixate less on punishing the bad behavior and rewarding the good behavior.

      Too bad these people are worse than dogs.

    • timetravelingnoodles@kbin.social
      1·
      8 months ago

      I was more referring to his actions while he was a PoW and other various things than his tenure as a politician but that didnt help much either