shortsighted

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It pushes a preposterously shortsighted idea of what children need to be informed citizens in a contemporary world, disproportionately targeting accurate history about discrimination and anything LGBTQ-related.

From Washington Post

“In the past some of these bills would never have gotten a subcommittee hearing, and now we’re passing these bills and trying to make them law. That’s incredibly frustrating and shortsighted in my opinion.”

From Washington Post

However, environmental groups said the dams threaten extinction of the salmon, and NOAA’s ruling is shortsighted.

From Seattle Times

The shortsighted, selfish and ignorant behavior of those we elect weakens our trust in and reliance on valid science of all types, severely harms government decision-making, and diminishes our nation.

From Washington Post

It is deeply shortsighted and harmful to siphon highway money for political and non-highway projects, particularly when state roads face a multibillion-dollar maintenance backlog.

From Seattle Times