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Can politicians change their mind?

Can politicians change their mind?

  • No. A politician who changes their mind is weak.

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Yes, they can, but it better be good.

    Votes: 16 48.5%

  • Yes, of course they can.

    Votes: 11 33.3%

  • Other, please elaborate.

    Votes: 6 18.2%
  • Total voters
    33
radcen said:
Can politicians change their mind?

Sounds like an absurd question, I know, because a lot of people will say, "Of course they can.", but the way some people react when a politician does change their mind you'd swear they committed a capital offense, or something. Hence, I believe the question is legit.

I see nothing wrong with changing a position on something. People and their points-of-view evolve. Mine do on occasion. As an example, I used to be a hardcore death penalty advocate, and now I strongly oppose the death penalty.

I do have a couple caveats when it comes politicians changing their mind, though...

1) I have no respect for the politician whose opinion seems to change back and forth depending on the latest poll numbers or survey. You need to have a backbone and stand for something.

2) I would like to see some kind of reasonable evolution when it comes to big issues. I.e.:, I wasn't comfortable with President Obama's change on SSM a few years ago. It struck me as too quick for something so important. Sure, he seemed to be going that way prior, but I felt his final declaration was more for political expediency and less an honest change of mind. Going back to my death penalty transformation, that took me roughly 12 years to fully evolve from one direction to the opposite.
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Yes. I crave flexibility and reasoned decisions over stubborn principle.
 
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