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Being obsessed with Trump gives the luxury of turning off one's brain while discussing politics, which is pretty much a requirement for anyone who is a partisan
by Mountain_Skies 7y ago
Being obsessed with Trump gives the luxury of turning off one's brain while discussing politics, which is pretty much a requirement for anyone who is a partisan. All one needs to know is "Trump BAD!" or "Trump GOOD!" to play the game of contemporary politics. Having a nuanced view on anything without it first being filtered through the lens of Trump is unacceptable in the world of partisans. It sure makes deciding issues much easier since all one has to do is find out the concession for their side and stick to it because to not do so is to be on the wrong side of Trump (the only issue that counts for the modern partisan).
- bayesian_horse 7y agoI'd say Trump is objectively in the wrong about many issues, including Covid-19. He is - objectively - lying all the time. Then he is on the minority side of major political issues, like abortion, health insurance, immigration, corruption and so on. He is also working with the GOP to decrease voter participation, which should be hard to defend for any "non-partisan" who is interested in democracy. On the basis of these facts, to have your extreme view on "everything is partisan", even reality itself is partisan now. Even calling the president out on his lies, even if there is video footage of him contradicting himself is still partisan. Because the only non-partisan view would be "Trump is as good as Hillary might have been". As if Trump hadn't been proven to commit at least a dozen different crimes between his campaign and his presidential term...