> One of the lessons people refuse to see in politics is that the people who vote for things they don't like might, potentially, be upset about something. And

> One of the lessons people refuse to see in politics is that the people who vote for things they don't like might, potentially, be upset about something. And one of the lessons other people refuse to see is that appeasement of hate generally just leads to more hate. This is what we're seeing in the US right now, where what seems to be a majority fraction of one of the major parties is captured by an escalating rhetoric of hate. The angrier they get, the more votes they get. You can't placate that, because at the end of the day it's feeding on ITSELF, not a fundamental injustice. You really think that American voters are so outraged about vaccines or masks because of a genuine concern for good modern medical practice? No, they hate that stuff because it's pushed by the people they already hate. So now they hate them more.