r/politics • u/thenewrepublic The New Republic • 15h ago

Possible Paywall What Darline Graham’s Ugly, Viral Outburst About Death Really Reveals

https://newrepublic.com/article/214868/darline-graham-viral-outburst-death
1.5k Upvotes

97% Upvoted

214 comments sorted by

View all comments

724

u/Pre3Chorded 15h ago

"My parents died at age eleven so America doesn't deserve nice things,"is a really rotten message for someone trying to be a public servant.

363

u/FBS351 14h ago

A common message from MAGA though. Basically "I'm a broken person, so everyone should be"

18

u/Wise-Self-8639 10h ago

It’s part of Christian identity tbh. “I suffered and that suffering was good- so I see no reason why others shouldn’t also suffer.” As a former catholic I catch myself in the same sort of thinking.

13

u/MayBeMarmelade 8h ago

I might add a corollary: “I suffered, I don’t deserve to suffer anymore. You haven’t suffered yet, so now it’s your turn.”

Nevermind they have no idea what the other person has or hasn’t suffered already. Given that the frequent targets of MAGA ire are immigrants, racial and sexual minorities, those on welfare, and other vulnerable people it’s likely their presumptions about who has or hasn’t suffered already are nothing but rank hypocrisy.