Originally posted by Q99
I'll toss in that I dislike 'flip flop' being used as an attack. Politicians, when faced with new information, new circumstances, or a different word from their constituents, should not be afraid to examine their positions and change if they think it's more correct.Now, if it's an about face purely for personal gain/to a worst position, sure, criticize them for that, and if they don't seem to be able to stick to anything, that's bad, but changing positions is itself not necessarily bad.
(I say this in defend of Rand, who I'm not a fan of, but it's a general point I feel fairly strongly about. Better someone willing to change their mind than someone who always sticks to their guns even if they're wrong on something)
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Originally posted by dadudemon
👆In 2012, I was best aligned with Ron Paul. But I only agreed on like....83% of the issues with him. Some of the issues we disagreed on were very important and fundamental ones.
Ron Paul was arguably the best choice last election.
I dunno how he lost actually.
Seems like elections are more like popularity contests.