If you look at politics in general, many of us have our egos tied up in their opinions of things. The pandemic was a poignant case. I count myself on this, thou

If you look at politics in general, many of us have our egos tied up in their opinions of things. The pandemic was a poignant case. I count myself on this, though I'm mostly on the other side of the person you're responding to. To whatever extent "the other side was right" it's not an easy thing to deal with. Part of it could be that they take exception to being called selfish. I take exception to being called a dupe to authority. It all makes us defensive and irrational.