My experience reading comments over the past few years is that some people cling desperately to the both sides argument. It seems to provide them an emotional s

My experience reading comments over the past few years is that some people cling desperately to the both sides argument. It seems to provide them an emotional safety blanket that allows them to justify their views because "both sides are terrible so I'll just be terrible." Or they use it to abrogate their responsibility for political change. It's a pretty weak justification. I can appreciate that stuff we grew up with and laughed at might not be acceptable nowadays, but that's no excuse to dig one's heels in and refuse to grow up.