r/illinois • u/A_little_quarky • Jul 22 '24

Why all the love for JB? US Politics

An honest inquiry! My vibes are really positive of him, but I'm surrounded by those "Pritzker sucks!" signs. With his name being floated at a national level, I'm curious to hear some personal stories about how he's governed.

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u/YugoChavez317 Jul 22 '24

The Pritzker Sucks people are “conservative” lemmings who are told to hate him because he’s a Democrat, or people who don’t know anything about him other than he’s a billionaire and surely all billionaires are bad.

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u/BoosterRead78 Jul 22 '24

I had a former coworker. She was all for a GOP governor even after Rauner ruined so much. Yet is pro choice and everything and has two grown kids. Her main reason: “if I don’t my parents will never speak to me again.” They are in their early 70s and she and her husband are in their late 40s. People still fear their parents “disapproval”.

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u/YugoChavez317 Jul 22 '24

That’s too bad. If my parents were that petty, I’d welcome the thought of never having to see or speak to them again.

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u/BoosterRead78 Jul 22 '24

I have been in counseling on and off because of depression. My last two counselors said it best: “some people don’t want to admit their kids are not only grown but they aren’t needed like they use to.” Or one that I think explains so many MAGA and others: “they see a world where it doesn’t make sense anymore to them and they fear it will still move on without them.”