Many of you might have noticed a fairly standard rightoid tactic when backed into a corner, confronted with a tough reality is to simply declare "both sides" or something similar, without ever actually presenting those examples. When they do present them almost invariably they are wildly disparate events with no connection to each other.
This might seem like random rightoid coping, but it's actually an engineered response woven into the fabric of American society by conservatives.
The cons understand a few truths dems do not:
A) Americans love the perception of being politically independent.
B) Americans are fricking r-slurred.
"But both sides" serves a few important roles.
it allows idiots to elevate themselves and feel special by creating the illusion of independent thought.
it allows republicans to get away with the
Indefensible because the idiots from 1) will never apply any deep thought to these events.
it removes the need for substantive discussion at all. It allows the poorly informed to engage in performative political discussion in which everything is the exact same, and therefore the consequences of their political ignorance no longer exist.
"But both sides" has been carefully cultivated by conservative politicians. It's the perfect weapon, second only to "voting doesn't matter" which is heavily aided by both siderism.
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Every time I point out that Dems have little enthusiasm for their own candidates and instead run on βRepublicans badβ 24/7, your response is always : Yes, we aren't a cult chud
Let's turn that around. Conservatives aren't in a cult and can realize the fallibility of government and politicians
Plus isn't it funny how leftoids are always the ones complaining about centrism and both-siderism, yet the Democrats usually win higher share of moderate voters? Maybe it's because some liberals don't want to identify as that, but more likely it's exhibit #300000 of why it's so useful to have the media/colleges/etc in your back pocket. The side whose base constantly complains about moderates still wins most of them anyway
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leftoids aren't the majority of Dems. Normie Dems are neighbours who want welfare but otherwise dgaf about gay
s or climate change.
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Eh, this was true in 2000 but it isn't true today. Most of the Dems who fit that description are voting for Rs now. Dem voters today (especially the white ones) are fully on-board with social liberalism publicly even if they may have reservations in private. The DNC has also focused on college-educated voters (hence its advantage with moderates) and turning out minorities in huge numbers.
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