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[-] ZeroCool@vger.social 136 points 5 months ago

Jan. 12, 2021: In an interview with Politico, Haley said of Trump, “We need to acknowledge he let us down. He went down a path he shouldn’t have, and we shouldn’t have followed him, and we shouldn’t have listened to him. And we can’t let that ever happen again.”

Source: NBC News - A timeline of Nikki Haley’s past Trump statements

[-] return2ozma@lemmy.world 93 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)
[-] billiam0202@lemmy.world 19 points 5 months ago

Hey now, she didn't lie. She's not letting it happen again.

She's making it happen again.

[-] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago

Being a Republican

Having real convictions

Pick one, because I haven't seen the ability to do both.

[-] madcaesar@lemmy.world 96 points 5 months ago

I'll say it again, a WOMAN of COLOR being a republican has to be the biggest class traitor of all time.

[-] AshMan85@lemmy.world 49 points 5 months ago

i agree with that but pretty sure she is trying to pretend to be white.

[-] herrcaptain@lemmy.ca 31 points 5 months ago

TIL that she's Indian-American. I always just assumed she was white and had slightly tanned skin.

Well, just goes to show that you don't need to be white to be a total piece of shit. (Though it sometimes helps.)

[-] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 29 points 5 months ago

There's a number of rightwing indian Americans in the US and it honestly gives me secondhand embarrassment as a fellow brown person.

[-] herrcaptain@lemmy.ca 16 points 5 months ago

Judging by Modi's electoral success there are a lot of rightwing Indians in India as well. Just goes to show that conservatism can take many forms and doesn't have to adhere to any (specific) racial bounds.

Either way, I feel for you.

[-] Fester@lemm.ee 8 points 5 months ago

That’s because racism, religion, etc. are tools conservatives use to get rubes to vote against their economic interests. For the people in power, it’s only about power and money. They couldn’t give two fucks about culture wars, abortion, immigration, or anything else outside of riling up and distracting poor people so they fight each other and not them. Some tools work best in the US and different tools are needed in India. You just need the right tool for the job.

[-] herrcaptain@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 months ago

Preach on. It's all about messing up the class consciousness of the working class, using whatever tool is right for the job.

[-] billiam0202@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

At its core, conservatism is all about preserving hierarchies. When you think about that and India's history of its caste system, it's understandable they'd be particularly susceptible to the ideology.

[-] cmbabul@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

I live in Seattle and met a few Indian dudes at a networking event the other month who were both enthusiastically discussing a move to Texas where housing and taxes were really low. I’m white and from the south originally, I did my damnedest to warn them but they looked at me like was crazy.

[-] grue@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

I could be wrong, but I think it's because Indians who've immigrated to the US are disproportionately upper-caste ones.

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[-] CuttingBoard@sopuli.xyz 3 points 5 months ago

The caste system is still a thing in India. Isn't it just slavery with a different name?

[-] Moneo@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Well, just goes to show that you don’t need to be white to be a total piece of shit

Lol I really hope this isn't some revelation to you.

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[-] takeda@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Well, just goes to show that you don't need to be white to be a total piece of shit. (Though it sometimes helps.)

Did you forget about Ajit Pai?

He is a good example that pieces of shit come in all different colors and shapes.

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[-] return2ozma@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago

What about Log Cabin Republicans?

[-] madcaesar@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago
[-] TallonMetroid@lemmy.world 21 points 5 months ago

Those are the gay Republicans. IIRC during the last midterms they got refused entry to CPAC for being gay.

[-] madcaesar@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

Oh wow I didn't know that ... I guess only thing worse would be a gay, colored woman, Republican.

Gay colored muslim trans woman.

[-] madcaesar@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Haha true! Can we go deeper?

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[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

See also: the Log Cabin Republicans, the modern day Jews For Hitler, tokens like Herman Cain...

[-] BertramDitore@lemmy.world 91 points 5 months ago

I’ll be honest, I fell for it. I thought I had my naivete under control, but man she was convincing to me.

I really didn’t think she would endorse him. Didn’t think she’d endorse Biden either, let’s not be ridiculous. But still. I’m embarrassed that I’m disappointed in her.

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 43 points 5 months ago

We hope for people to be better, don’t we.

[-] lobut@lemmy.ca 18 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Don't be embarrassed that you thought better of someone. That's their failure, not yours.

[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

They are so in their bubble and wrapped up in their tribalism that the very idea of voting Democratic is just so anathema to them. Even if the alternative means the end of the United States.

[-] barsquid@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

She's a Repub.

[-] vividspecter@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Her extreme policy positions should have given it away. But it's a shame they've all rallied behind the wannabe dictator nevertheless.

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[-] Coach@lemmy.world 81 points 5 months ago

They all fall in line behind Don Poorleone.

[-] DMBFFF@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Don Poorleone.

I like. 😁

[-] Theprogressivist@lemmy.world 68 points 5 months ago

Spineless, utterly fucking Spineless.

[-] AshMan85@lemmy.world 32 points 5 months ago

traitors usually are

[-] Kalkaline@leminal.space 28 points 5 months ago

Exactly what I expected. God forbid you have a backbone and stand up against a criminal.

[-] eran_morad@lemmy.world 27 points 5 months ago

Typical republican traitor.

[-] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 27 points 5 months ago

Nikki Haley is very much like Donald Trump: She only does anything because she thinks it will benefit herself.

She’ll risk trashing American democracy if it means she has a shot at being the next president to do it some more.

[-] return2ozma@lemmy.world 25 points 5 months ago

No shit. Did anyone have any doubt she wouldn't? So much for Biden "picking up the Haley voters"

[-] easydnesto@sh.itjust.works 17 points 5 months ago

Nope. Just like all republican politicians, I expect them to fall in line behind Donald. Never expected anything else no matter what they said.

[-] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 16 points 5 months ago

Spineless bitch. Just like the rest of them.

[-] eletes@sh.itjust.works 11 points 5 months ago

For her sake, I hope she negotiated a cabinet position before jumping back on the trump train.

[-] LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago

There’s not a grand total of 1 spine and 2 testicles among all the GOP voters combined

[-] athairmor@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago
[-] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

What a spineless cunt.

[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

Because of course she will. Republicans are vampires.

[-] takeda@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I'm wondering how much did it cost to change her opinion. When she suspended her campaign she had such a beautiful speech about holding values and doing what's right.

Edit: this is a reminder that all Republicans are corrupted to the core and vote for any is not much better than voting for trump. She didn't have to endorse Biden, but kissing up to trump makes her pathetic especially after her speech. A good president supposed to have some kind of principals.

[-] DMBFFF@reddthat.com 2 points 5 months ago

At times you don't have to pay Republican whores much.

(and before anyone cites me as being misogynist, Haley isn't half the two-bit whore that Graham or McConnell are)

[-] takeda@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago
[-] 31337@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

Republicans almost never fail to fall in line for their party. This is probably why the party is so politically effective. I wonder if it has something to do with their worldview and belief in hierarchy. Or, maybe they just don't want to be exiled and unable to continue their grifts.

[-] assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

To quote 21 Savage on his song "Running":

"Pussy. Pussy! Pussy!"

What a complete and total coward. She did do one good though -- she showed that a sizable number of Republicans aren't happy with Trump, and could be up for grabs in November or just might not vote at all.

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