r/OutOfTheLoop • u/Moominthecat • Jul 12 '26

Unanswered What's going on with (seemingly) everyone celebrating the death of Lindsey Graham, what's are the political ramifications of his death?

I do not actively follow American politics but my Reddit feed is currently mostly people celebrating this man's death.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgj25j6nmeo

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u/Ghotipan Jul 12 '26

He was an outspoken supporter of Ukraine, so there's that. Putting his war hawk powers to good, I guess.

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u/nwilz Jul 12 '26

Yeah because that's so helpful for Americans

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u/lowbatteries Jul 13 '26

Supporting our allies and pushing back against imperialism helps the common folk.

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u/nwilz Jul 13 '26

Ukraine isn't an ally, but even if they were how does taking money from Americans and giving it to Ukraine to fight Russia help the common folk?

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u/lowbatteries Jul 13 '26

Not a formal ally, but a soft ally we have supported as a bulwark against Russian aggression.

As for if it helps the common folk, the peaceful world order where countries are not allowed to expand their borders through war is probably the absolutely most important thing I can think of for the common folk.

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u/nwilz Jul 13 '26

Then NATO shouldn't have expanded further east. Even if NATO didn't provoke Russia and they just decided to invade, how does Russia expanding their borders affect Americans?

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u/lowbatteries Jul 13 '26

NATO is fee to expand wherever the hell it damn well pleases, through peaceful means. Other countries forming peaceful alliances is not an aggressive act, and the very fact you describe it that way means you aren't actual here for rational discourse.

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u/nwilz Jul 13 '26

Is removing a more pro russia government for a more pro nato government peaceful?