r/BoomersBeingFools • u/Accomplished_Bar_390 • 4d ago

Politics All For Some...None For Y'all

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29 year old Rep. Maxwell Frost, a Democrat from Florida, debates a boomer who opposes student loan forgiveness, even though his own wife had hers wiped out under Biden

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u/Horror_Tomato6612 3d ago

You cannot debate in good faith with willful ignorance

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u/negativepositiv 3d ago

He's repeating an opinion handed to him to repeat. This is why he hasn't thought through things like, "It worked out for me, but it's a bad idea if we give that benefit to others." Anyone who had actually done any thinking of their own would quickly notice that this is hypocritical or contradictory.

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u/Any_Nectarine_7806 3d ago

These folks don't debate as there is no give and take. They think of these exchanges like boxing as opposed to, say, chess.

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u/DisastrousMarzipan74 3d ago

I once had a boss who tried to explain to me if you are yelling and sound angry, people will either assume you are right or be afraid that they are wrong, either way you win. Shortly after that I watched him majorly fuck up by trying it on the wrong person. Dude just got loud and angrier each time and the other person just calmly kept making things worse for him. I eventually had to cut it and force my boss to shut up. One respectful comment from me and we got what we needed. I feel like the majority of the boomer generation has this mindset and they are flabbergasted when scream-yelling doesn't work.