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Double Standards (lemmy.ml)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

that doesn't make it better

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

The argument isn't to say its better or good. Rather, it is arguing that all likely alternatives to said politician would show the same homophobia policy. So given a frame of reference of politicians of that time, their LGBT policy doesn't make them worse than realistic alternatives.