Biggest moments of cowardice in politics

[SleepyBoy]

In 2008 the banks profited greatly from the near destruction of the worlds financial system.

Millions lost their jobs, homes, ability to support themselves or a family and there were so many that lost their lives.
A whole generation lost a decade of their life.

Not only were the 2big2fails not punished for open and brazen crimes and bringing the world's financial system to the brink of collapse...
They were rewarded with massive bailouts and hand-me outs like billions in quantitative easing, shady oversea swaps and other scummy shit.

So in return for the public literally saving the banks and elites from their own stupidity and sociopathic behavior, the banks showed no mercy at all to the public, the very ones that they saved them.

For making one of largest fuck ups in history, the punishment was Congress and the FED giving them every fucking think they could ever want in exchange for pretty much nothing.

 

[JDragon]

Well, let me tell you about a crazy story I've heard:
There's this brazilian senator called Fernando Collor, his father, senator as well, brought a gun to senate back in the 70s to shoot his political adversary --another senator-- pulled the gun right in the middle of his discourse and shot.

The shot hit a third senator who had nothing to do with it and that guy passed away.

Did anyone got arrested? No, there wasn't a single witness out there in the senate, in broad daylight, who actually saw the shot being fired.

Now, hold your : Can you imagine people electing this guy's son to be their president?

He was from 88 to 90's something and even got impeached! (That's back when I didn't live here, dk how it was.)

In 1962, Collor's father, Sen. Arnon de Mello, fatally shot a colleague on the
Senate floor, but the killing was ruled accidental because he was aiming at
someone else. A few years ago [article is from 1999 - JDragon], the son of Gov. Geraldo Bulhoes shot an
employee twice in the back, but a court called it self-defense.

When Collor in 1991 announced his separation from his wife, Rosane, the
daughter of backwoods clan chief Joao Malta, the patriarch reportedly
summoned his son-in-law and told him there were no divorcees in the Malta
family -- only widows. The Collors are still married.

http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/brazil/slaying.htm

 

[SleepyBoy]

How about Japanese internment camps?

 

[Damien Karras]

Republicans in the reign of Trump are without doubt the biggest cowards and hypocrites we have ever seen.

You know that none of them support or admire his leadership yet they feel so impotent in the face of his base that they just go along with it and are waiting him out.

 

[SRN]

I'm not really sure what he was supposed to do there. More a fault of the event organizers for letting it get that out of hand. The guy has fought for civil rights since the 60's, he is on their side. Either he butts heads with those assholes and gets called a hypocrite or he lets them speak and gets called a coward. It was a double edge sword.

Oh absolutely it was the staff's fault. Entirely! But Bernie didn't even try to handle the situation. He was speechless, froze for a few seconds and then walked away. He could have handled that very differently and still allowed them to have their moment and speak, if he wanted. He didn't even try. He looked lost and scared and that's the reason he looked weak. A leader is not supposed to quit without trying. The position he was (is) running for demands an assertive person, someone with a commanding presence and a backbone. I like Bernie, not his politics, and I felt sorry for him tbh. I'm not supposed to want to take care of POTUS. lol

Note that I never said he was a coward.

 

[Islam Imamate]

Word.

I am not a Democrat, but come on. Tulsi is incredibly Liberal in her ideology and positions. It's stunning to watch the establishment castigate her, and so very many Democrats are willing to follow. It seems the candidates, save Liz Warren, realize it's batshit crazy rhetoric and the disgusting reason why Hillary is doing it. But, so many of the active Leftists, like many that post here, are all good with vilifying a star that should be the future of the party. They come off as real sheep.

 

[K-Bag]

Obama sending out this tweet before ever seeing said "clock"

 

[franklinstower]

What stands out to you as a big moment in political cowardice? For me it was Trump bringing Bill Clinton's sexual misconduct accusers to the debate, right after the "grab em by the pussy" audio got released.

Every Republican who is not standing up against Trump is the biggest act of mass cowardice Ive ever personally witnessed.

 

[franklinstower]

Obama taking single payer off the table

This is damn close. What a total and complete utter disappointment that was.

 

[Confucamus]

Hillary refusing to concede the 2016 election in a timely manner is the absolute height of political cowardice and hypocrisy. Obama eventually had to call her and tell her she needs to concede. Worst of all, she couldn't even come out in person to thank all those people who gathered for her. As misguided as those people are, they still deserved to have her come out and thank them for their support. But she reportedly was busy throwing a violent and drunken hissy fit. What a horrible person.

 

[Gunny]

A lot of people ITT (including TS) are throwing out the term cowardice the way the term incel is often used - I.e. as a quick and easy insult for what they don’t like, having little or no connection to the word itself.

My personal vote is W Bush and Obama, both fully aware of the problems and threat represented by an emerging China but failing to decisively confront them as to not upset US corporate interests

 

[Higus]

There is nothing remotely close to Ted Cruz sucking Trump's dick after Trump called Cruz's wife ugly on social media. It transcends political cowardice to the point where everyone, including his own friends and family, should just shun him for the rest of his life.

Don't forget that Trump also spread the CT about Cruz's father killing JFK

 

[kpt018]

Oh that's a great one, one of the big reasons I have little respect for Ted Cruz. To a certain extent I understand him being a partisan hack but I can't understand working the phones for a man who insulted your wife. What is he teaching his kids with that example? If I were a Congressman I'd never let him live that down.

Exactly. I don't have an ounce of respect for him as a man after that. Maybe it's outdated machismo, but a man that does not stand in defense of his family is not a man that deserves respect. And quite frankly I don't know many women (if any) that would put up with similar attacks on their husbands. Even if they weren't immediately fighting it they certainly would hold a grudge.

Let's also remember Trump put out CTs about Cruz's father having something to do with the assassination of JFK. If I were Cruz I would make it my purpose to take down Trump after the shit that was pulled during the primaries (among very obvious reasons like Trump should be impeached). And boy, he has an opportunity to drop a hammer now. But we know that Trump removed his spine through his ass and he will continue schilling for the man.

To the OP: the most severe one at this point is the GOP's utter failure to hold Trump accountable for his impeachable offense over the Ukraine funds being withheld. Not only that, almost everyone is covering for him. But we'll have to revisit this periodically as the GOP seems to out do itself regularly on the weekly episode of Profiles in Cowardice.

 

[Shoemaker]

100% this

I always feel a little bad for Ted in this photo. No one needs their moment of complete and utter despair forever frozen in time like this.

 

[kpt018]

I always feel a little bad for Ted in this photo. No one needs their moment of complete and utter despair forever frozen in time like this.

That man had, and still currently has the opportunity to do something courageous. He can literally save the country from a corrupt moronic president. But he won't. So fuck him.

 

[Shoemaker]

So fuck him.

This is also a fine way to feel about Ted Cruz, but I'd caution here: phrasing.

 

[glenwo2]

Dear lord, it's easy to forget what a complete putz this clown is. Just clownishly hilarious.

No wonder he purposely grew a beard.

I'd want to hide my face myself after the bitch-slapping that I received from Trump.

 

[KONG-D'SNT-TAP]

The entire Republican Party trashing their bullshit tentpole positions they’ve “had” for 40+ years.

Law and order
Deficits
Moral family values

 

[The Merchant]

In 2008 the banks profited greatly from the near destruction of the worlds financial system.

Millions lost their jobs, homes, ability to support themselves or a family and there were so many that lost their lives.
A whole generation lost a decade of their life.

Not only were the 2big2fails not punished for open and brazen crimes and bringing the world's financial system to the brink of collapse...
They were rewarded with massive bailouts and hand-me outs like billions in quantitative easing, shady oversea swaps and other scummy shit.

So in return for the public literally saving the banks and elites from their own stupidity and sociopathic behavior, the banks showed no mercy at all to the public, the very ones that they saved them.

For making one of largest fuck ups in history, the punishment was Congress and the FED giving them every fucking think they could ever want in exchange for pretty much nothing.

Greatest act of socialism in monetray terms ever. So much for the forces of Capitalism and the supremacy of the market

 

[glenwo2]

That was this guy:

Wilt Chamberlain... not Neville Chamberlain

Not all upset.

Wilt got mad game (both on the court and off-it).