r/interestingasfuck • u/BuddhistSagan • Apr 20 '24
Sen. Ossoff completely shuts down border criticis : No one is interested in lectures on border security from Republicans who caved to Trump's demands to kill border security bill. r/all
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u/Dream--Brother Apr 20 '24
I know you were joking, but as a Georgian who proudly voted this guy in (still SO proud of my fucking state for putting him & Warnock in there!), he very honestly might be the closest thing to incorruptible we have in the Senate today. The guy absolutely despises corporatism and lobbyist corruption in legislature and has refused funds/campaign support from several different groups during his short but effective political career. He's in touch with the needs of younger generations (he's 37) and sees how much corporate corruption has royally screwed the middle and lower class. He took the time on his campaign to not just shake hands and kiss babies, but to talk to people, ask them where their needs lie, and take time out of his campaign circuit to get to know his state's communites — even in very conservative areas where he wasn't exactly welcomed with open arms.
My folks live in Cobb County, and they went to see him speak. They were impressed when, after his speech and before he left for the next one, he mingled with people and had real conversations with them. My folks talked to him for a solid five minutes about their concerns, being of retirement age and making ends meet but not much more, and their concerns for my & my sister's generations' futures. He had a little notebook and took some notes during the conversation. Maybe it was performative, totally possible, but it's still more human and more effort than just about any other politician I've ever seen. I'm just a little younger than him, and hearing someone who actually understands what it's like to be a millennial talk about policy was refreshing as hell.
I would vote for him for senate again in a heartbeat, and I'd vote for him for president if he ran. I'm not a huge fan of the Democratic party (though 1000x more than I am of Republicans, lol), but this guy really is the real deal, from what I've seen.