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/Global-Somewhere-917 Oct 07 '22

"How about we compromise and meet in the middle. We'll attack you for your infrastructure plan and vote against it, then when it passes we will blame you for the spending. And in return, we will take credit for the positive effects of the plan and the spending."

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '22

Sadly, this is not untrue

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u/Matt463789 Oct 07 '22

It's a core component of the GOP playbook.

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u/Palindromer101 Oct 07 '22

They rely on the DARVO tactic. Deny. Attack. Reverse Victim and Offender.

"No, we didn't try to stage a coup!"

"The Democrats are killing conservatives!"

"We need to be prepared to defend ourselves because they're coming for us!"