> What is with all these people talking as if the American right and left are just two regular sides of the same political coin without addressing the massive e

> What is with all these people talking as if the American right and left are just two regular sides of the same political coin without addressing the massive elephant in the room. The (GOP) elephant in the room uses 'both sides bad, vote for the Republican' as a strategy with the more educated segment of the electorate. Except for people who criticize both parties from the hard left (well left of Bernie Sanders) and the very hard right (the few people who think Trump isn't extreme enough), 'both sides bad' talking points generally come from Republicans who aren't open about their party affiliation. It's not an honest argument--indeed it's a form of subjective disinformation in and of itself--but it's effective with a certain demographic that is over-represented in the STEM sector. That demographic is people who behave like this https://thenib.com/mister-gotcha/ https://thenib.com/mister-gotcha/ in response to mild suggestions that, just maybe, some of the benefits of the past 75 years of economic and technological progress should be shared a little more evenly.