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dragonwriter on Aug 8, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why I Changed My Mind On Weed

> Wow. Ownership of a mistake. Rare to see on a 24 hour news network.

Renouncing a position that was formerly nearly universally held in favor of one that seems to be the new trend isn't actually that rare.

mikeash on Aug 8, 2013 [–]

To be fair, it's somewhat rare to admit that's what you're doing so explicitly. Most public figures who do this kind of thing try to pretend like it never happened.

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