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was talking politics with someone and the were talking about how their progressive candidate doesn't take corporate money.
how the fuck is that something that needs to be brought up!!! how is bringing the expected norm?
US politics is different than what you have.
I'm in the US. it's just insane how the bar is that low.
that's like putting in my CV that I proudly did not have sex with the office coffeemaker.
You can run for office without doing it - many have, and do! They just don’t win that office. Except once in awhile like . . when, uh . . the . . well, I’m sure there’s an example out there somewhere.