psychothumbs@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoThe GOP should consider that its opponents aren’t simply brainwashedwww.washingtonpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1141arrow-down12
arrow-up1139arrow-down1external-linkThe GOP should consider that its opponents aren’t simply brainwashedwww.washingtonpost.compsychothumbs@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-squarebe_excellent_to_each_other@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down1·edit-28 months agoLike nearly every single “both sides” argument in all of online history, this one fulfills one of these two roles: Detract from something good about Democrats Deflect from something shitty about Republicans You’ll nearly never see a “both sides” argument in the wild that does one of these things: Detract from something good about Republicans Deflect from something shitty about Democrats You may draw your own conclusions from that, gentle reader. Edit: Removed the hyperbole.
minus-squarespaceghoti@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·8 months agoPardon me, but I’m going to steal this from you wholesale. This is too good to not re-use.
minus-squarebe_excellent_to_each_other@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 months agoI’m flattered, thanks!
Like nearly every single “both sides” argument in all of online history, this one fulfills one of these two roles:
You’ll nearly never see a “both sides” argument in the wild that does one of these things:
You may draw your own conclusions from that, gentle reader.
Edit: Removed the hyperbole.
Pardon me, but I’m going to steal this from you wholesale. This is too good to not re-use.
I’m flattered, thanks!