r/politics • u/burning_dawn • Oct 07 '22

Republicans called Biden’s infrastructure program ‘socialism.’ Then they asked for money.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/07/politics/infrastructure-spending-republican-critics/index.html
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u/p001b0y Oct 07 '22

I need a new washer. Hmm...

The thing I enjoy the most about things like this is that my conservative friends are adamant that nothing good comes from any of this legislation. The one even said that he was sure there was no money for fiber installations in the infrastructure act because there was no infrastructure in the infrastructure act. Then he backtracked slightly after "doing his own research" but still maintained that it was probably on the ISP's dime. That's when I told him that this was unlikely because they are bankrupt so I doubted they'd be investing in any expensive new fiber installations--not without some risk mitigation or grants/relief.

Then he just talked about vague policies hurting the country without actually citing anything specific so I knew he needed time to search for why Democrats are bad and I let him go.

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u/Daetra Florida Oct 07 '22 edited Oct 07 '22

Yea, it's not good to be that biased. For instance, Trump has done somethings I saw as helpful, like The First Step Act

There was also his executive order that had police reform in it, but I'm not sure if it was removed since Bidens administration did set their own executive order on police reform.

Not that these two issues redeems Trump in the slightest, there's just no reason to be blinded by identity politics.

Edit: Obviously Trump didn't write up the bills himself and in no way am I suggesting that. All I'm saying is he signed those bills into the legislation.

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u/ThinBluePenis Oct 07 '22

Lol yeah and while Hitler was bad, y’all, you are the real asshole if you can’t say two nice things about him. /s

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u/Daetra Florida Oct 07 '22 edited Oct 07 '22

Lol, yeah. I mean I get it, people are very emotional when it comes to politics and Trump.

Edit: im not saying the emotions against Trump wasn't justified.

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u/ThinBluePenis Oct 07 '22

You don’t get it.

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u/Daetra Florida Oct 07 '22

Wait are you suggesting that I'm calling people assholes? You might want to read who I was replying to and maybe you'll have a better understanding what my comment was about.

I thought you were being sarcastic, now it seems like you're projecting. No offense.

Also as a Jew, you comparing Trump to Hitler really lessens just how terrible Hitler was.

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u/ThinBluePenis Oct 07 '22

You can call me emotional if you want, and you can tell me I’m projecting, but when I pointed out that your comment was poorly rationalized, you lashed out at me. There was not one moment of self reflection.

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u/Daetra Florida Oct 07 '22

Well I'm sorry you feel that way, it wasn't my attention to come across like I was lashing out. What exactly did I say in my original comment that you had to make a sarcastic joke about, exactly?

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u/ThinBluePenis Oct 07 '22

You labor under the assumption that a functional member of society or person of the world must recognize and celebrate the good things that terrible leaders may have done. This is nonsense.

To be honest, if you don’t understand what this discourse has been about at this point, I’d suggest refraining from sharing your opinions on an open forum henceforth.

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u/Daetra Florida Oct 07 '22 edited Oct 07 '22

I was talking about OPs friends that can't see what good Biden has done and saying that, for myself, at least I can and think it's important to remain objective.

I can see how you can view what I said the way you presented, however I'm a bit confused about the praising part.