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“X supports the Green New Deal” is indeed highly subjective for some values of X. But that doesn’t include most Republicans, who have been consistently against
by comex 7y ago
“X supports the Green New Deal” is indeed highly subjective for some values of X. But that doesn’t include most Republicans, who have been consistently against the whole thing from start to finish.
- stickfigure 7y agoI think the parent's point is that the variable is for some values of "Green New Deal". It's like how Republicans (tend to) oppose "socialized health care" but support Medicare. A lot of politics is just playing with words, and "Green New Deal" offers plenty of ambiguity.
- chillwaves 7y agoGiven many republicans do not agree that climate change is caused by humans, I don't see the substance of your point.
- gbear605 7y agoFor example, say that the Green New Deal is a specific bill in a House committee. For some political reason (maybe the Democrats aren’t ready to vote on it yet), the Republican chair of the committee, Representative X, votes in favor of it. Thus an ad saying “Representative X voted in favor of the Green New Deal” is factually accurate while an ad saying “Representative X supports the Green New Deal” is debatably true.
- xkcd-sucks 7y agoBut if it wasn't called the Green New Deal, would those same Republicans oppose constituent parts?