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People take decisions that are in line with their ideology against their economic interest all the time. Pretty much any "poorer than national average" US stat
by throwaway0a5e 6y ago
People take decisions that are in line with their ideology against their economic interest all the time. Pretty much any "poorer than national average" US state that isn't in favor of national healthcare is doing thins. I'd wager more than half of all separatist movements are not for the economic benefit of whoever wants out. And then there's obviously tons of "economically bad but we like it so we do mental gymnastics to pretend it's not" public policy.
I'm not saying this is a bad thing but "doing something against their economic interest" is a really low bar
- rocgf 6y agoI'm perplexed. This is a clear an example of false equivalence as you can hope to spot in the wild. On the one hand, you have US states that don't want free healthcare because they are uneducated and think it's "communist". There is no sacrifice, no bravery, no nothing. It's just a lack of understanding. On the other hand, you have Denmark which has put the health of the planet ahead of their economic wellbeing. This is something that very few countries have done. You are comparing apples and oranges here.