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[–] thepianistfroggollum@lemmynsfw.com 48 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I always love when a politician changes their stance on something after receiving new evidence and they get railroaded for it. Like, that's exactly what we want to happen.

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"flip-flopper" is the term I remember. As though learning things and changing your views is a bad thing.

[–] Spacecraft@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well there are some politicians deserving of that title. People who change their stance on issues for no reason other than to curry favor with either their party or some other interests. Look at someone like Mitch McConnell. He will change his stances at the drop of a hat if it means he has more power as a result.

[–] ringwraithfish@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The current GOP frontrunner has changed his political affiliation 5 times. Text book example of what you're saying: changing positions for power, nothing else.

[–] Spacecraft@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Oh I was just giving one example. If we wanted to list all the politicians who do this we’d be here all day.

Would be faster to list the politicians who don’t behave this way.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's what we want to happen. Some people just want to make others miserable while curled up in their unrealistic ideological safe spaces.

[–] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 5 points 1 year ago

Yeah I don't understand this either. Hillary Clinton is a prime example of someone that changed some stances over the course of decades in politics and people cite that constantly as proof "she's disengenuous."

https://www.npr.org/2016/05/23/478973321/evolution-or-expediency-clintons-changing-positions-over-a-long-career

[–] ringwraithfish@kbin.social 22 points 1 year ago

I enjoyed the reboot, but this episode and that joke specifically was the highlight of the whole season.

[–] obinice@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oooh, is this week's episode out? Yesss!

[–] Confidant6198@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Best episode of the entire season!

[–] psyc@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

By a pretty wide margin! Felt the most like an “original” futurama episode than the others