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  • FireTower@lemmy.worldtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world*Permanently Deleted*
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    26 days ago

    not applicable to billion-dollar military boondoggles or handouts for corpos

    You asked what good ideas to which he responded limiting government spending. Then you rebuke the notion that limiting wasteful spending is a fundamental good idea by criticizing politicians for not doing it in military boondoggles or with corporate welfare. Those are critiques of politicians not the ideas, as those negative examples are when the idea isn’t applied.

    I agree that we should curtail wasteful military spending and corporate welfare. But in advocating for those you yourself advocate for the idea of limiting government spending.




    1. Do they not like you for things intrinsic to your being or for you actions? If the former their opinion should hold little weight, if the later proceed to step two.

    2. Reflect on why someone of their perspective might feel that way about your actions and assess the merits.

    3. If you feel after sober contemplation that their critiques of your actions were well founded, adjust yourself going forwards. Otherwise remain as you were.

    If it is as low as 5% I’d imagine it reflects more so on where they are in their lives, having little knowledge of the situation.