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[–] 319 points 3 years ago (6 children)

When asked in an interview how drone operators would know if the people being blown to smithereens were actually carrying drugs, he replied: “Same way a police officer would know … Same way somebody operating in Iraq would know. You know, these people in Iraq at the time, they all looked the same. You didn’t know who had a bomb strapped to them. So those guys have to make judgments.”

Holy F, as a mexican that crosses the border often for vacations... this is extreme and scary

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  • [–] 73 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I mean, we joke, but this is pretty what he’s proposing.

    This dude is pushing Putin-level shades of crazy.

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  • [–] 79 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Yeah, that sounds like the old "Kill them all and let God sort them out" approach.

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  • [–] 37 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Funnily enough, if you suggest to do the same to people who advocate this approach to let God decide if the approach is good, they're a lot less enthusiastic

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    It doesn't make any sense. In heaven, all the good people will have everything they've ever wanted forever.

    But when I offer to send everyone to heaven all at the same time, they treat me like I'm a bad guy.

    It just doesn't make any sense

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  • [–] 52 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Absolutely batshit rhetoric, this guy better lose hard………..

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    At the very least, that is certainly the case right now. All the polls of conservatives consistently show Trump smoking Desantis.

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  • [–] 12 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Unfortunately he’s only 44 years old. Hoping he slides into oblivion but I worry he’s going to be flirting around for decades.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I do wonder if Desantis' insanity will ever meaningfully affect his electoral chances in Florida or if the boomers there are too far gone to care about the state around them (and their ongoing dwindling Social Security and Medicare thanks to Republicans).

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago

    He's using a pretty standard tactic for a right wing politician down in the polls: throw increasing amounts of crazy against the wall until something sticks and the polls improve.

    His consultants will call this "calibrating", to find the right level of insane to match voter expectations and grab media attention for a few cycles along the way.

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  • [–] 37 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    As a white person from Wisconsin who never crosses the boarder… this is extreme and scary.

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