It boils down to this:
*Some* liberals worshiped Obama as the return of the messiah, and no matter what fact you throw at them, no matter how well-documented it is, nothing will disrupt their faith in him. (Believe me, I've tried.)
*Some* conservatives worship Trump as the return of the messiah, and no matter what fact you throw at them, no matter how well-documented it is, nothing will disrupt their faith in him. (Believe me, I've tried.)
THAT is our core problem. The public has slowly evolved from viewing our political leaders as fallible human beings to worshiping them as saviors. Both sides do it; I've seen it for myself. Being strongly against a political system that is restricted to two parties and a Libertarian, I am the closest thing you will get to a neutral observer, and this is what I have observed happening over the last few decades.
If I figure out I'm dealing with a worshiper, I just disengage, because there is nothing I can say, nothing anyone else can say, to dissuade them from their belief. Their chosen savior could engage in sexual relations with a stray dog in a back alley on live television, and they would claim it was a "holographic projection" or a "body double," all the witnesses "crisis actors," all the video and photographic evidence faked, the law enforcement investigating it are all working for the "deep state," and the entire incident is a "false flag" so they can confiscate your dogs.
There is nothing to be gained from arguing with a true believer like this. Generally speaking, I don't hate these people. Their delusions are the result of weaponized social media and a lack of political neutrality on the part of the American news media, combined with a public education that does not teach critical thinking as the basis for observing the world around you. But that doesn't make them any less dangerous. We've all seen what religious zealots can do. There is no difference between a religious zealot and a political zealot other than their motivations.
I want to emphasize that these "true believers" are in the minority for the most part. There are plenty of conservatives with whom I can have a rational discussion on abortion and plenty of liberals with whom I can have a rational discussion on the Second Amendment. The problem is, it's not those people getting the sound bites and retweets.
Liberals: You need to realize the investigations into January 6th have been going on for two and a half YEARS, and they just now get around to serving a search warrant on Donald Trump, ten weeks before mid-term elections. Even if the circumstances surrounding the warrant are legitimate, they're playing political games with their timing to serve their own political agenda. And that's wrong.
Conservatives: You need to consider the possibility that Donald Trump has actually committed several federal felonies, and that he's not who he presents himself to be to the public. I'm not stating that this is actually the case - I'm saying you need to consider the possibility.
To everyone: Consider voting Libertarian this year and in 2024 so we can get ALL of the political crazies out of the White House and Congress and start over with a whole bunch of new political crazies. Do it for the sheer entertainment value if for no other reason.
That is all.
*Some* liberals worshiped Obama as the return of the messiah, and no matter what fact you throw at them, no matter how well-documented it is, nothing will disrupt their faith in him. (Believe me, I've tried.)
*Some* conservatives worship Trump as the return of the messiah, and no matter what fact you throw at them, no matter how well-documented it is, nothing will disrupt their faith in him. (Believe me, I've tried.)
THAT is our core problem. The public has slowly evolved from viewing our political leaders as fallible human beings to worshiping them as saviors. Both sides do it; I've seen it for myself. Being strongly against a political system that is restricted to two parties and a Libertarian, I am the closest thing you will get to a neutral observer, and this is what I have observed happening over the last few decades.
If I figure out I'm dealing with a worshiper, I just disengage, because there is nothing I can say, nothing anyone else can say, to dissuade them from their belief. Their chosen savior could engage in sexual relations with a stray dog in a back alley on live television, and they would claim it was a "holographic projection" or a "body double," all the witnesses "crisis actors," all the video and photographic evidence faked, the law enforcement investigating it are all working for the "deep state," and the entire incident is a "false flag" so they can confiscate your dogs.
There is nothing to be gained from arguing with a true believer like this. Generally speaking, I don't hate these people. Their delusions are the result of weaponized social media and a lack of political neutrality on the part of the American news media, combined with a public education that does not teach critical thinking as the basis for observing the world around you. But that doesn't make them any less dangerous. We've all seen what religious zealots can do. There is no difference between a religious zealot and a political zealot other than their motivations.
I want to emphasize that these "true believers" are in the minority for the most part. There are plenty of conservatives with whom I can have a rational discussion on abortion and plenty of liberals with whom I can have a rational discussion on the Second Amendment. The problem is, it's not those people getting the sound bites and retweets.
Liberals: You need to realize the investigations into January 6th have been going on for two and a half YEARS, and they just now get around to serving a search warrant on Donald Trump, ten weeks before mid-term elections. Even if the circumstances surrounding the warrant are legitimate, they're playing political games with their timing to serve their own political agenda. And that's wrong.
Conservatives: You need to consider the possibility that Donald Trump has actually committed several federal felonies, and that he's not who he presents himself to be to the public. I'm not stating that this is actually the case - I'm saying you need to consider the possibility.
To everyone: Consider voting Libertarian this year and in 2024 so we can get ALL of the political crazies out of the White House and Congress and start over with a whole bunch of new political crazies. Do it for the sheer entertainment value if for no other reason.
That is all.