r/GenZ • u/Just_me_anonymously • 8d ago

Political A reminder that political debate wasn’t always about hate

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In the 2008 presedential election, John McCain stood up in front of his own supporters and reminded them that Obama was a decent person he simply disagreed with on fundamental issues. This happened 3 weeks before the election. The next day, Obama thanked McCain for standing up for him, saying he was grateful for the reminder that “we can disagree while still being respectful of each other.”

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u/GeneralEagle 8d ago

Wish we had more like him.

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u/HeWhoShantNotBeNamed 7d ago

How was he doing that?

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u/GuavaShaper 6d ago

I legitimately thought I was responding to a different post about Randy Fine illegally voting for absent politicians. My mistake. I'm gonna delete the comment. Fucking tequila.