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My neighbor is a good example. He is on Medicare but he is violently opposed to socialized health care and Medicare for All.
by Ididntdothis 7y ago
My neighbor is a good example. He is on Medicare but he is violently opposed to socialized health care and Medicare for All.
- metalliqaz 7y agoYour neighbor is an asshole.
- antisthenes 7y agoNever attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity
- erikpukinskis 7y agoYeah but malice is a thing too.
- hestipod 7y agoI was trying to find a razor that means the opposite of Hanlon's since I find malice/greed etc is far more often the cause of problems than stupidity. Seems there is no accepted named one.
- mullingitover 7y ago¿Por qué no los dos?
- Ididntdothis 7y agoHe is a regular guy. I don’t think he is that atypical.
- dang 7y agoCould you please stop posting unsubstantive comments to Hacker News? If you wouldn't mind reviewing the site guidelines and using HN as intended, we'd be grateful: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- hestipod 7y agoThis is extremely common in middle America where I live. People using social services but opposing it for others. They believe they have earned and deserve it, and the others are abusers who haven't.