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Where did I assert that absurd generalization you accuse me of? I use fuzzy language about a specific behavior, and you extrapolate it to a absolute that anyone
by blix 7y ago
Where did I assert that absurd generalization you accuse me of? I use fuzzy language about a specific behavior, and you extrapolate it to a absolute that anyone who might ever say such a thing is incapable of nuance or self-criticism. I never said that. I'm really not sure where you see that at all. Can you clear this up for me?
The behavior of exaggerating a claim to knock it down is not unique to to any flavor of partisan. Just as one might respond to criticism of common sexist male behaviors by crying reverse-sexism, one can respond to a criticism of common tribal behaviors with claims of reverse-tribalism. While the behaviors are ultimately different, the structures of responses to criticism tend to be rather similar.
No one said "all sides" are the same. Just that the political discourse is deteriorating. This is well documented by decades of research. It's actually a lot less likely to happen in systems were more than two sides are allowed to exist at once.