The senator made the comments in response to the DNC “love fest” during an appearance on CNN's “State of the Union.”

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said he isn’t buying all that Democratic “joy” on display at this past week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago during a Sunday appearance with Jake Tapper on CNN’s State of the Union.

During their conversation, Tapper brought up the “disciplined” and “well-produced” DNC this week that, as the journalist put it, “conveyed patriotism and unity.” Graham didn’t see it that way.

“Well, I didn’t see what you saw,” Graham told Tapper with a laugh. “If you’re a Republican, you saw a hate fest. You saw a hate fest full of insults.”

“Americans are not joyful when they go to the gas station and fill up their car,” he continued. “They’re not joyful when they make their mortgage payment. They’re not joyful when they go to the grocery store. People are hurting, and this whole joy love fest doesn’t exist in the real world.”

To bolster his claim, Graham pointed to the gas prices, the state of the border, and inflation during Donald Trump’s presidency when “the world was not on fire.”

He’s either lying or what he said gives us a look into his shitty perspective of the world. Either way such a miserable and pathetic existence.

      • @NegativeInf@lemmy.world
        11•3 months ago

        Ok. I wasn’t going to respond again, but it seems you have a real issue with figurative language.

        The original comment mentioned wanting “these dinosaurs” to go extinct, referring to the outdated, controversial politicians who say anything to get attention. I extended the metaphor by suggesting people should be the “asteroid” that drives these “dinosaurs” to extinction, referencing Gandhi’s philosophy in a humorous way.

        When I say “be an asteroid,” I’m obviously not advocating for the extinction of all life or suggesting people should commit violence. If that’s what you took from it, that interpretation reflects more on you than it does on me.

        The Gandhi paraphrase I used is “Be the change you wish to see in the world,” which aligns with his teachings of non-violent protest.

        The point is simple: if you don’t like these people being in power, take action—vote, organize, inform, and educate. Change comes through engagement, not literal destruction.If that’s too hard to grasp, then perhaps this discussion isn’t for you.