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Politics have turned into some weird twisted show of "see how bad the other party is" instead of "see what good our party has done." Its surely is a circus and the public eats it up.
Because the Republicans are aggressively pushing this tribal culture war and it never should get normalized. They deserve to get called out on it.
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No, it’s not. You’re not an enlightened tolerant and rational human being by claiming both sides are equally at fault.
Just one example: I’d agree with you, if both sides would make equally as many false claims. But that's not the case..
It’s not “Only your side is bad and my side is good”. There ARE liars on both sides. But that shouldn’t lead to the conclusion that both sides are telling equally as much lies.
Why is that so important? Because you would totally miss out on the rhetorical tactics they use to push their agenda. Take Trump’s caravan, Hunter’s laptop, false election claims. All of them were lies, but had a massive impact. Show me equally as bad examples the Democrats use to push their narrative.
Also, you can check, if you are open minded or not with the help of something called falsifiability. Ask yourself:
I dont know if you were triggered or just needed to vent, but could you please stay on topic.
Democrats are trying to say "see what good our party has done". The problem is that the Republicans are shouting "See how bad the other party is" much, much louder.
Doesn't matter how much of an adult you are trying to be. The screaming baby on the other side of the room that's pulling a constant temper tantrum and throwing his toys around wildly is the one that's going to get the attention.
In context of this post and the context of this community, that is not the case. Look at the frontpage and tell me that with a straight face.