Bad Boys II

[GMDino]

(06-30-2020, 12:47 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: So as long as a politician is unpopular to 50 or so unemployed people with nothing better to do, you're good with people parked outside their house 24/7, while 7am to 10pm (or whenever the local ordinance allows for unrestricted noise) drum protests outside their house? 


So basically what you're saying is...



....and that nobody with children should be allowed to hold public office if they want their children to not be scared, to be able to play in their own yard without worry, and to get a sound nights sleep.

(06-30-2020, 01:20 AM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: I'm not 100% sure, but that does appear to be what he is saying.

(06-30-2020, 06:57 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: This is reductio ad absurdium at work, fellas. There is a looooooooooong history of people in both parties being down right ruthless with the children of public officials. It's happened at all levels of our government. Them being exposed to a protest outside their residence is tame in comparison to what has happened all throughout our history. All Dino seems to be saying, here, is that it should be expected if you run for office. If you don't want it to happen, don't run, because it's going to happen if you are in office. It's an unfortunate truth, but it is a truth. It's not just because of the divisiveness of the times we live in, it has literally been going on for at least the entirety of the 20th century, if not the history of our nation (I can just think of instances dating to the late-19th/early-20th off the top of my head).

Thanks Matt.

Yeah, no one WANTS it to happen but it does.

This board had some very upset people that even the word "Baron" was used without it being an attack on the President's son.  As I said in my post I feel bad for the families.  It's one reason I would never run for office.  My wife and kids should not have to suffer because some people disagree with ME.

I wish it didn't happen but it does.  And Matt's 100% right that is both sides.

And I'll add this goes for all kinds of public figures from movie stars to television personalities.  They see their families get dragged through the machine with them whether they like it or not.