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I am vastly more concerned over the actual people being affected by this admin than destroying some stupid building. Who cares this much about the white house? Are we serious? Are we really talking about banding together to save the white house rather than the people being kidnapped and assaulted on the streets every day?
Well, my mother is a Trumper and even she said the WH demo is "ridiculous and disgusting", so, maybe it's a crack to pry open with louder complaints to help open more eyes like hers.
People can be upset about multiple things. Just because I am upset about the White House being destroyed doesn't mean I am not also upset about the lives of Americans being destroyed.
"We" are not but some people might react stronger to this. I don't like it either, but every little bit helps.
Well, it is Trump's #1 objective right now. Not reopening the government or funding SNAP. Those are poor people problems.
I get this take and am in the same boat. The thing though is that the people who disapprove with trump is about the same as the number that "strongly disapprove" of trump. We have no more loathing to give.
Righting the ship will require breaking through to the disconnected and mildly red.
And the WH destruction is a) not a traditionally partisan issue, b) strongly symbolic, and c) a powerful visual.
So is it the worst thing he's doing? Not by a mile. Will I be happy if it wakes people up? Vehemently.
Hey, they got Capone on tax fraud
On one hand, yes, many Americans' morals are backwards and ideally humans being killed, brutalized and disappeared by this administration and it's agents would get more attention than an old building.
But on the other hand, that's unfortunately not where we're at. But where we are at is many people who would otherwise support or at least feel apathetic to what this administration is doing are appalled by the destruction of a national icon and I'll welcome any step towards eroding the support this administration has from a significant group of Americans.
Yes, we are. There are plenty of lawyers and resources to fight this admin on all fronts. Any attempt to put him in check is not a loss on another.
You can be more personally concerned about the people being thrown in gulags and blown up on fishing boats - rightfully so - but it doesn't stand to reason that this fight is not worthy of pursuit. Lawyers who specialize in zoning laws, permit violations, and historical building renovation processes surely shouldn't have their efforts dismissed.
Non magats can do more than one thing at a time, you know.....