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Originally Posted by Dondilion
You are heavily biased: the "fantasy" inhabits both parties.
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I agree with that. In fact, I believe that "fantasy" inhabits all human beings, period. I see it this way: All men lie, but not all are called "liar", and all men break the law in one way or another, but all don't belong in prison.
That's the point here. The article is pointing out massive hypocrisy that seems to, in some minds, continue on unabated. It is important to focus on what really matters and avoid pure partisan issues.
An example - I think we all believe that trump's weakness is his communication style. Frankly, so is AOC's, IMO. However, they are not necessarily elected to "talk". They are elected to be our representatives and take action on our behalf. So, when I look at the "actions" of both, that is where things get interesting. I was a never trumper before he was elected because all I had to go on, from a political position, was his words. He was a chameleon. It's why I said to my wife, when he was elected, the good news is that hillary lost and the bad news is that trump won. But then he started DOING things and I became a HUGE fan.
Meanwhile, I've been strongly against anything AOC has even supported, from a philosophical perspective. It's all I have to go on because she hasn't really done anything.
But I apply the same thing to both of them that I've applied to all politicians since I started voting in 1972: Ignore what they say and watch what they do. That is where the rubber meets the road. That is where they expose their true beliefs and abilities.
But this article is showing the hypocrisy that needs to be considered by the public so they can ignore the irrelevant issues and focus on what actually matters. Cities burning matters. Election integrity matters. Witch hunts should not be rewarded. Trump threatened Hillary with jail, yet when he was elected, nothing happened. It is bad form to try to prosecute the politician you beat - and a lot of democrats tried to point that out. It's too "banana republic". Trump seemed to understand that and dropped it. Perhaps the dems should do the same with Trump and focus on what really matters.
I should mention that I'm no fan of the republicans either. I just consider them definitely the lesser of those two evils. I'm right of the R's, which is why I'm now independent.