I did not vote for Trump

[detbuch]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

I couldn't bring myself to vote for either one of the last mainstream presidential candidates, but when people start with the "But Hillarys" I wonder if they let their children get away with things because Johnny did something worse and he didn't get in trouble.

That's why it's important not to let Hilla . . . er . . . Johnny get away with his shenanigans . . . precedent begets repetition.

[Pete F.]

Originally Posted by detbuch

That's why it's important not to let Hilla . . . er . . . Johnny get away with his shenanigans . . . precedent begets repetition.

Would that be like the Mexican repatriation?
J Edgar Hoover
Or maybe Trumps buddy, Roy Cohn
Or which of the many political faux pas would you like to prosecute former politicians for?

[detbuch]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

Would that be like the Mexican repatriation?
J Edgar Hoover
Or maybe Trumps buddy, Roy Cohn
Or which of the many political faux pas would you like to prosecute former politicians for?

If they were prosecuted in the first place, not allowed to be gotten away with, there would be no need to bring them up as a sort of "but Hillary" meme. They would not be precedents that you could use to let your child get away with wrongdoing.

Hillary getting away with her shenanigans can be used as a precedent you can use to excuse your children's transgressions, just as her husband's sexual deviations gave many children excuses to do the same. And yes, that applies to letting other malfeasances go unpunished.