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(22,571 posts)Yes, and they count on the tendency of those on the Left to be sanctimonious and to eat their own. We can believe that terrible criminals can reform and become new people but too often we lack the ability to believe one of us was once not a good person but has completely changed. Is this because of hatred of the right, who they are and what they believe in, runs so hot? Or are we just fearful of being branded as hypocrites for not always condemning those who do not live up to our standards, not matter how long ago it may have been.
Until this story broke I had no idea whatsoever who Joy Reid is, but it certainly appears she is not the person she was many years ago. I reckon none of us would want the sins and indiscretions of our past thrown in our faces. As an old man now I can recall my youth and remember doing things, saying things, and treating people in a way that now makes me ashamed. But I also know now that I am no longer that person and have not been that person for decades.