Trump is disqualified from Illinois ballot, judge rules - eviltoast

An Illinois state judge on Wednesday barred Donald Trump from appearing on the Illinois’ Republican presidential primary ballot because of his role in the attack at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, but she delayed her ruling from taking effect in light of an expected appeal by the former U.S president.

  • lolcatnip@reddthat.comEnglish
    101·
    9 months ago

    I’m baffled as to how people can knowingly make things worse and feel good about because what they did was “right”. The whole idea that an action can be right despite making things worse for everyone is completely alien to me, but I know that’s literally how some people think.

    • KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      11·
      9 months ago

      Welcome to America, where virtue signaling while making things worse has been refined into an art form.

      I’ve literally been told that “not choosing either is the morally correct thing” as if consequences should be thrown out the window.