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I really wanted to down vote your comment based on my own reactions to it, but I can't fault your conclusions.

• TeMPOraL 3y ago
  Yeah, the problem with political discourse these days is assuming that the "other side" is irrational. Vast majority of people have beliefs that are at least defensible if you take care to look into their individual situation. They may be globally irrational, but they are usually locally rational (in the algorithmic sense of "global"/"local", not geographical). (If in doubt, the reason for any widespread and stable set of beliefs is usually economical in nature.)