• xantoxis@lemmy.world
    51·
    2 years ago

    The creator of the Lincoln Project is George Conway, (former) husband of Kellyanne Conway. (She famously was Trump’s senior counselor. If you follow politics at all, you’ll recognize her.) His daughter, Claudia Conway, briefly got famous for hating her Republican parents, although apparently she hates her mom a little bit more. Anyway, all I’m saying is it’s fine to laugh about this, maybe even cheer them on a little, but never trust them.

    • chiliedogg@lemmy.world
      16·
      2 years ago

      While the enemy of my enemy isn’t necessarily my friend, I’ll happily work alongside them in the right circumstances.

      How many adversarial nations worked together to bring down Germany and Japan? There was no illusion that, following WWII, Russia and China would be buddies with the US.

      The Lincoln Project thinks the most important thing for the future they want is to prevent Trump from being President again. I agree. While our preferred futures are wildly different, right now our interests align and I’ll go into battle with them in the full knowledge that the next war will be between me and them.

      • btaf45@lemmy.worldBanned
        10·
        2 years ago

        There was no illusion that, following WWII, Russia and China would be buddies with the US.

        China was an American ally right up to 1949. Americans were pretty fond of China before and during WWII.

        The Lincoln Project thinks the most important thing for the future they want is to prevent Trump from being President again. I agree.

        I actually have a lot of respect for conservatives who remain loyal to America in the face of Trump’s profound disloyalty to America and our values. Those kind of people are our opponents, but not our enemies. It is the GOP’s neofascist movement that are the enemies of all loyal Americans, conservative or progressive.

        • BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works
          4·
          2 years ago

          China was an American ally right up to 1949. Americans were pretty fond of China before and during WWII.

          Only some of China though. The US and the Republic of China are still pretty close. The US and the People’s Republic of China on the other hand… Part of the US’s demands for Japanese capitulation were that Japanese forces could not surrender to Mao’s army, but only Chiang Kai-shek.

    • Ohmmy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      71·
      2 years ago

      It’s a bunch of anti-union, billionaire/corporate toe suckers cosplaying as Lincoln as if they would do anything progressive.

  • Toneswirly@lemmy.world
    281·
    2 years ago

    This is your friendly reminder that The Lincoln Project is a conservative organization with a stated purpose of pushing liberal politicians further to the center. They are fattening you up for the kill; stay frosty out there.

  • brucethemoose@lemmy.world
    191·
    2 years ago

    This is all just so mad.

    All this money going into what’s essentially a psyop on a few people.

    Trump/Kamala.

    And the handful of voters in swing states who are somehow still thinking “Eh… I’m not sure about Trump or Kamala. I’m 50/50.”

    Like, I wonder how many dollars goes to each of these people in advertising. They mind as well just pay them.

  • mautamu@midwest.socialEnglish
    202·
    2 years ago

    Thank goodness for the Lincoln Project! Maybe the bully in chief will eventually come to realize he’s not in control here…

    • Todd Bonzalez@lemm.ee
      43·
      2 years ago

      They’re still classical conservative, so I’m not the biggest fan, but their goal to get rid of Trump is amicable. If their brand of Conservatism was mainstream, we’d be a lot better off too.

      • The Cuuuuube@beehaw.orgEnglish
        4·
        2 years ago

        I feel about the Lincoln Project how I feel about John McCain. I dislike their positions but I respect their convictions. They really believe their policies are what’s best for Americans as people. I disagree with them, but at least the conversation we’re having is fundamentally a conversation about what’s right and what’s wrong and what policies will result in a functioning society. Trump and his ilk meanwhile don’t give a shit. The conversation with them is primarily about whether or not it matters that society function

  • edgemaster72@lemmy.world
    13·
    2 years ago

    I love that last bit, “we may need to stop being nice.” If this is how bad he takes it when they’re “nice”, then I absolutely want them to turn the pressure up to 11.

  • Got_Bent@lemmy.world
    10·
    2 years ago

    I know it’s a general rule of morality that one shouldn’t wish suffering on others, but God damnit I want trump and his acolytes to suffer the same pain they’ve inflicted on so many. In Trump’s case, if that amounts to nothing more than having his ego repeatedly bruised by media kidney punches like this, then so be it. For him, that’s on par with physical torture for the rest of us.

  • Good_morning@lemmynsfw.com
    3·
    2 years ago

    The part at 0:42 He trying to sign her boobs!? Wtf Take that bit of clip and run it on Fox and wherever else with the caption “man of God?” Spread that on FB, on the off chance it opens the eyes of a few of the radical Christians who think he’s God’s chosen