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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

Even if you measure it by ”successful at liberal democracy” terms.

  • Her entire career only got off the ground because of her husband

  • Became a senator, which, to her credit, was a position she actually managed to get by being elected! capitaldcolon

  • She was handily beaten by Obama in 2008 despite her having been a public figure for much longer and the name recognition of being an ex-president's wife

  • Got a pity position as secretary of state, nobody remembers anything except Benghazi and ”we came, we saw, he died”

  • Managed to lose an election to trump-moist of all people despite having the entire establishment on her side

Wow, truly an inspiring career worthy of being the queen of libs.

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[-] jaywalker@hexbear.net 1 points 1 month ago

Why not? Do you know much about her early life? She was very obviously interested in a political career and in some ways moving to Arkansas and marrying Bill likely changed her trajectory a lot. Can you actually make the connection and point to some specific events that show how Bill helped her? How do we know Bill would have been prez without Hillary?

I'm not trying to just be an asshole about it, but you might genuinely want to consider why you think these things. There's nothing wrong with disliking HRC (obviously) or recognizing that she's not actually so great at politics, but to suggest her political career hinges on her husband is fucked and even if it's not coming from a place of misogyny it will seem that way to a lot of others

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