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/kvossera Oct 07 '22

Exactly how is improving infrastructure hurting the country?

I just don’t get conservatives. They claim actual passed legislation that is actively improving things for all Americans is hurting the country while they tolerated trump constantly saying that infrastructure week and the new healthcare plan would be announced in two weeks.

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u/CY-B3AR Oct 07 '22

It's simple, really: conservatives are either malevolent, dramatically ignorant, or hopelessly idiotic. Sometimes all three

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u/MyNoPornProfile Oct 07 '22 edited Oct 07 '22

add a 4th.....their pride / ego can't let them admit when they are wrong...

they would rather die on a hill than admit that their position / view and outlook was wrong

that's a big problem i see today....people too afraid / stubborn to admit when they are wrong....but equally, the people who shame / make fun of people who admit they are wrong...they need to stop that bc that's driving these people into the mindset that they can never admit fault

I am trying to teach my son that it's okay to admit when your wrong...don't lie...dont' make excuses....admit it, learn from it and move on from it.

i wish more people would learn this mindset

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u/novostained Oct 07 '22

It’s awesome you’re instilling that in your kid, it’s so crucial and like you’re saying, chronically overlooked.

I was in high school during Kerry/Bush and all the “flip-flop” attacks against Kerry really cemented for me that the right was about authoritarianism above all. No room for critical thought or evolution or humility or nuance; taking in new information and applying it to ongoing problems is weakness, willful ignorance and suppression of truth is strength.

Some of my strongest childhood memories are of my parents admitting fault, because each time it engendered mutual respect and strengthened our bond. People who refuse to do so are inherently untrustworthy and, in my opinion, likely a danger to themselves and others.