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mopinko

(73,491 posts) Tue Feb 17, 2026, 10:42 AM 1 hr ago

something gloria steinem said about jesse jackson that has stuck w me.

she talked about speaking w him in the presence of a bunch of small kids. they were climbing all over him, and he was utterly unfazed.
she thought this was a mark of character that we shd all want in a politician. ever since, this has been a yardstick for me. not my only measure, but 1 that is a must have.
it’s y i love that obama was the baby whisperer. and it’s y i was all in for jb as my gov. his very 1st ad was partly about his efforts to improve early childhood education.

if we dont put children 1st, we’re so fucked.

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something gloria steinem said about jesse jackson that has stuck w me. (Original Post) mopinko 1 hr ago OP

So true. We have an antihuman in office who has not pets and really hate small children unless he can use them for sex. efhmc 49 min ago #1

It's a sign of being comfortable with the innocent nuxvomica 41 min ago #2

Puppy and goat killer. StarryNite 39 min ago #3

It's also revealing of character that a person will spend time with, and display kindness toward, YodaMom2 20 min ago #4

efhmc

(16,326 posts)

1. So true. We have an antihuman in office who has not pets and really hate small children unless he can use them for sex.

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Tue Feb 17, 2026, 11:46 AM

49 min ago

nuxvomica

(13,983 posts)

2. It's a sign of being comfortable with the innocent

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Tue Feb 17, 2026, 11:54 AM

41 min ago

A huge indicator of character. To be comfortable among the innocent, you must possess the qualities of honesty, playfulness and wonder. Corrupt people have the opposite qualities: sham, drudgery and fear. This is why the Noam puppy-killing story, and Trump's awkwardness around children, is all we needed to know about their character.

StarryNite

(12,066 posts)

3. Puppy and goat killer.

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Tue Feb 17, 2026, 11:56 AM

39 min ago

YodaMom2

(164 posts)

4. It's also revealing of character that a person will spend time with, and display kindness toward,

Reply to nuxvomica (Reply #2)

Tue Feb 17, 2026, 12:15 PM

20 min ago

people who can’t do anything for them. Rump can’t be bothered with anyone who can’t give him money or status, or who won’t shamelessly flatter and fawn. Children have this nasty habit of blurting the truth, something his pathetically fragile ego cannot tolerate.

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