Situational Socialist
Noun.
An individual who briefly embraces the concepts of Socialism after a lifetime of objection and hostility to it. This is done to satisfy a momentary need for its benefits, which the individual has actively sought to deny others when they needed it. Once the need is satisfied, the Situational Socialist will then usually resume hostility and objection to Socialism as before and resume seeking to deny it benefits to others, while acting as though the previous aid was never needed nor granted.
See also: Hypocrite.
An individual who briefly embraces the concepts of Socialism after a lifetime of objection and hostility to it. This is done to satisfy a momentary need for its benefits, which the individual has actively sought to deny others when they needed it. Once the need is satisfied, the Situational Socialist will then usually resume hostility and objection to Socialism as before and resume seeking to deny it benefits to others, while acting as though the previous aid was never needed nor granted.
See also: Hypocrite.
"So Rand Paul and Thomas Massie asked for emergency government aid today."
"Wait, the Kentucky guys who always voted to deny emergency aid to LITERALLY everyone else in the U.S. their whole time in office?"
"Yup."
"Wow. When did they switch parties?"
"Ahahaha. Nah, man, they're just Situational Socialists."
"Ayn Rand railed against US government benefits and defined its recipients as “parasites” and “looters” in her works, but rushed to take in Social Security and Medicare benefits when she needed them herself."
"Wait, the Kentucky guys who always voted to deny emergency aid to LITERALLY everyone else in the U.S. their whole time in office?"
"Yup."
"Wow. When did they switch parties?"
"Ahahaha. Nah, man, they're just Situational Socialists."
"Ayn Rand railed against US government benefits and defined its recipients as “parasites” and “looters” in her works, but rushed to take in Social Security and Medicare benefits when she needed them herself."