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So the fuckup isn't in switching the water supply, but the lack of anti-corrosion agents. I think people are learning the wrong lessons along their political
by Gunax 5y ago
So the fuckup isn't in switching the water supply, but the lack of anti-corrosion agents.
I think people are learning the wrong lessons along their political ideology. If you favour small government, this is further proof that the state never does anything right.
Or, the lesson is that the government will screw you over because they don't care.
In reality, this is an engineering fuckup that will cost us dearly. The fault is in the systems that allowed this to occur.
- cool_dude85 5y agoFunny how that trick works. "Small-government" state Republicans take over Flint, fuck things up ruining the lives of tens of thousands over a few dollars a day, and when their pants are firmly down around their ankles... "further proof that the state never does anything right."
- vorpalhex 5y agoFlint, Michigan is not a Republican stronghold nor did these issues happen only under Snyder. Michigan is well purple and has had a mix of both Democrats and Republicans. I don't think you can blame this on a particular party.
- Gunax 5y agoAnd if it was successful, would you have concluded that the plan worked and changed your political stance? Most people would not. Most of us come to our conclusions and make the evidence fit (and not the reverse). If you run an experiment with possible outcomes 'A' and 'B', but both outcomes reinforce one's philosophy/model, then they aren't really testing one's model. I am not trying to advocate one way or the other, just commenting on how little reality actually changes people's perceptions.