Why is changing your mind or positions seen as bad in politics? The ability to change your mind and be open to new ideas is a mark of intelligence.

[Anomalism]

It's a never ending theme in politics to get on people for the way they thought ten years ago, or when they suddenly change positions. As long as it's a genuine change made from experience this is a very good thing. Why would you want a leader that is too stubborn to change their positions on anything?

 

[Monoculturalist]

I agree overall. The only problem is that there are occasions where a change in position appears to have ulterior motives.

 

[Thinker101]

It's a never ending theme in politics to get on people for the way they thought ten years ago, or when they suddenly change positions. As long as it's a genuine change made from experience this is a very good thing. Why would you want a leader that is too stubborn to change their positions on anything?

Well, Kamala changed her "mind" every 20 minutes.

 

[GLASNOST]

Why is changing your mind or positions seen as bad in politics? The ability to change your mind and be open to new ideas is a mark of intelligence.​

Changing your mind can also be a sign of coercion or indecisiveness. If one day you say Russia is good and the next day you say Russia is bad .... it means nothing at all without motivated clarity. Now THAT's your problem in politics - lack of motivated and logical clarity.

 

[OKTexas]

It's a never ending theme in politics to get on people for the way they thought ten years ago, or when they suddenly change positions. As long as it's a genuine change made from experience this is a very good thing. Why would you want a leader that is too stubborn to change their positions on anything?

Too many try to moderate when elections come and if they're able to gaslight enough voters to get reelected, they immediately revert to their old positions. That's exactly why most people are so skeptical. No one believed kneepads on her sudden conversions, hell she'd still be telling America how sharp xiden is if it would give her some future advantage.

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[XponentialChaos]

Why should we believe that politicians are genuine when they change their minds?

 

[BluesLegend]

Well, Kamala changed her "mind" every 20 minutes.

Democrats have a habit of LYING to get elected...aka pretending to change their minds just before elections to get elected then changing their minds right back again after and stabbing voters in the back like the lowlife scum that they are. Hence of all Kamala's last minute flip flops.

 

[American Eagle]

I would give my opinion on this today, but it would probably be different tomorrow.

 

[Michael1985]

It's a never ending theme in politics to get on people for the way they thought ten years ago, or when they suddenly change positions. As long as it's a genuine change made from experience this is a very good thing. Why would you want a leader that is too stubborn to change their positions on anything?

I wouldn't mind it so much when politicians change positions if it were actually a matter of seeing the error of their ways and admitted it being so. However, it's all too often flip flopping in the name of political expediency and vote buying.

 

[Ace Nova]

I agree with your overall sentiment - if done "genuinely". Unfortunately - 99% of the time politicians do it - it is not genuine and done purely for political gain.

 

[GLASNOST]

It's a never ending theme in politics to get on people for the way they thought ten years ago,

Yep. I understand why the Democrats claim Trump is Hitler. After all, Trump wears leather shoes and so did Hitler. How much more proof do we need?!

 

[American Eagle]

Seen bad by who? The other side that wants to condemn you? That same person who criticizes an opponent for one thing will give a pass to an ally for the same thing.

 

[cnm]

Why is changing your mind or positions seen as bad in politics?​

It isn't, so far as I can see. Breaking your promises is another thing entirely.

 

[cnm]

I understand why the Democrats claim Trump is Hitler.

Because JD Vance claimed Trump is America's Hitler?

Yeah, pretty convincing...

 

[frigidweirdo]

It's a never ending theme in politics to get on people for the way they thought ten years ago, or when they suddenly change positions. As long as it's a genuine change made from experience this is a very good thing. Why would you want a leader that is too stubborn to change their positions on anything?

I think it's pretty clear that intelligence is seen as bad by the majority of people. You can see on here, people might want to appear to be intelligent, but they'll do it by shutting down dissent and trying to turn things to their advantage, rather than actually trying to make a decent argument and improve themselves.

 

[luiza]

It's a never ending theme in politics to get on people for the way they thought ten years ago, or when they suddenly change positions. As long as it's a genuine change made from experience this is a very good thing. Why would you want a leader that is too stubborn to change their positions on anything?

You rather assume that Intelligence, in the full and rounded sense of the term, is something that attracts people to politics .

But broadly the complete opposite is true , imho.
Mostly average IQ people with average talents and no compensating attributes .
The Boring Bastards Brigade .

Though given the amounts of money that you could "wrongly" make these days it must be tempting for some .

Somebody like a Mr Trump springs to mind .

 

[Votto]

I think it's pretty clear that intelligence is seen as bad by the majority of people. You can see on here, people might want to appear to be intelligent, but they'll do it by shutting down dissent and trying to turn things to their advantage, rather than actually trying to make a decent argument and improve themselves.

Shut up Adolf.

 

[Independent thinker]

I agree overall. The only problem is that there are occasions where a change in position appears to have ulterior motives.

Harris was a perfect example of that. She was a through and through Progressive who tried pretending she was actually someone else. No one believed her.

 

[martybegan]

I agree overall. The only problem is that there are occasions where a change in position appears to have ulterior motives.

Or where the supposed change in position is an obvious lie.