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[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

As if they were even paying attention to anything beyond their sphere of bigotry.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 7 months ago (3 children)

There are still Brexiteers won't admit they were wrong and doubles down, calling Remainers as Remoaners, in spite of recent surveys stating 56% of British now would not want leave but return instead. Of course, why wouldn't the Brexiteers admit it? They don't want to hurt their own ego by admitting errors. They'd rather hurt the national ego instead.

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[–] [email protected] 140 points 7 months ago (9 children)

The most frustrating thing about things like this is how seemingly most people dont learn.

Like getting suckered or being wrong once, fine, maybe. But I feel like people just double down instead of dealing with the mildly uncomfortable moment of admitting fault.

[–] [email protected] 70 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Not only not admitting fault but somehow making it the fault of the very people that told them exactly what would happen.

Don't put your hand in the fire, johnny, it'll hurt. johnny stares you in the eye as he puts his hand defiantly into the fire Ooooow, it burns! Why did you make it burn me?!?

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Worse: a generation can learn and then forget. Boomers learned first hand how bad war was when they were being sent off as bullet sponges to Vietnam, Cambodia, and Korea. They conveniently forgot all of it when it came time for their kids to go.

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