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On an island's avatar

So you don’t think humans can change position over the course of a lifetime? Nonsense! I campaigned for Obama in 2008 and here i am now.

Past actions don’t necessarily paint a complete picture of a person’s character.

People do change and evolve, and an apology isn’t always required.

Tulsi was a convenient example, but some of the rigid attitudes here can be very off-putting to those of us who largely align but may not be uber religious lifelong conservatives. How is that any different from the all-or-nothing left wing whackadoos?

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Solzhenitsyn’s Ghost's avatar

She endorsed a Marxist in 2020.

For a primer on loving repentance and sacrifice, see: "Witness", by the redoubtable Whittaker Chambers.

PS: Thou protest too much.

I have been wrong about many things, and I do endeavor to repent and apologize. I probably fail sometimes. About the fundamentals of politics and human nature...well, Childers is a great proxy for my conclusions.

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