• LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net
    84·
    6 months ago

    Imagine using the same word as another person when describing the same issue. What a bunch of sheep.

  • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
    21·
    6 months ago

    There may be something there if that highlighting were limited to “moral equivalence”. However, even then, it’s probably something someone said from the floor, so the phrase will be on all their minds.

    • PeepinGoodArgs@reddthat.comEnglish
      3·
      6 months ago

      No. It’s a Republican talking point and this is a demonstration of how well they toe the line like their wealthy donors have a gun to their head.

      It’s not organic, as you suggest, but politically motivated repetition so that Republicans voters have something to uncritically believe to preserve their beliefs in the face of the ICC’s actions.

      • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
        1·
        6 months ago

        So Democrats are trotting out Republican talking points?

        I’d argue that this one goes beyond partisanship; the entire congress (with a few exceptions) feels that they are above international law.

        This has been going on for years; see the steel and softwood lumber disputes with Canada for something closer to home.

        Same mindset, just now applied to international war crimes instead of trade disputes. Because any US advantage can’t be an unfair advantage.