Isaac
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A question sincerely put to all 'sides' of the political aisle, (even including those who swear they aren't on a side!)
Isn't it interesting how every fact, every event, every era and trend.........Each is interpreted in (often) totally different ways depending on your confirmation bias! Literally person A says "See--that's just what I mean!"........meanwhile person B says "See--that's just what I mean!" - and they both actually think the exact same event speaks to two conflicting, in some cases perfectly opposite, points of view. Truly amazing.
Liberals are wailing that Joe Biden didn't take the Ukraine conflict as what they seemed to think was a "slam dunk" to "own" Republicans, because, supposedly, it calls into focus this alleged big lie about "democracy falling" and all that. Of course it doesn't really prove anything, I could just stand up and say democracy is failing any day and then point to another country where it really is failing and say "See?", and it wouldn't mean much - but nonetheless, I can appreciate the reality that currently they think it is "big" on their side.
But up until I found that out, I of course was predictably thinking the opposite. ("Predictably", i.e., I'm laughing at myself too here).
I'm thinking sheesh.......never mind that you could say Biden "allowed" this to happen, but much more significantly, won't this be a great time for the country to pause and reflect about Communism? Something only conservatives seem to "remember" and despise........something that loathing it is long out of vogue, and that radical liberals (like the Squad) almost seem to want? Socialism-going-on-communism. To me, bringing Russian Communism back into focus, re-starting the cold war, that all seems like something that would help a lot of youngsters begin to appreciate a lot more the republican point of view on the world.
But to each his own, and each can definitely be seen going straight to his own, and that's about it.
I mean, I like to think of myself as an intellectually honest person, or sincerely trying to...........So I do try to see their side of it, although I admit, I've a hard time seeing how an unprovoked attack from near-communist Russia on democratic Ukraine has much to do with voter ID, getting rid of "microwave" voting that was only needed for COVID, and general worries of democrats........But sure, I'll try .
Anyone?
Isn't it interesting how every fact, every event, every era and trend.........Each is interpreted in (often) totally different ways depending on your confirmation bias! Literally person A says "See--that's just what I mean!"........meanwhile person B says "See--that's just what I mean!" - and they both actually think the exact same event speaks to two conflicting, in some cases perfectly opposite, points of view. Truly amazing.
Liberals are wailing that Joe Biden didn't take the Ukraine conflict as what they seemed to think was a "slam dunk" to "own" Republicans, because, supposedly, it calls into focus this alleged big lie about "democracy falling" and all that. Of course it doesn't really prove anything, I could just stand up and say democracy is failing any day and then point to another country where it really is failing and say "See?", and it wouldn't mean much - but nonetheless, I can appreciate the reality that currently they think it is "big" on their side.
But up until I found that out, I of course was predictably thinking the opposite. ("Predictably", i.e., I'm laughing at myself too here).
I'm thinking sheesh.......never mind that you could say Biden "allowed" this to happen, but much more significantly, won't this be a great time for the country to pause and reflect about Communism? Something only conservatives seem to "remember" and despise........something that loathing it is long out of vogue, and that radical liberals (like the Squad) almost seem to want? Socialism-going-on-communism. To me, bringing Russian Communism back into focus, re-starting the cold war, that all seems like something that would help a lot of youngsters begin to appreciate a lot more the republican point of view on the world.
But to each his own, and each can definitely be seen going straight to his own, and that's about it.
I mean, I like to think of myself as an intellectually honest person, or sincerely trying to...........So I do try to see their side of it, although I admit, I've a hard time seeing how an unprovoked attack from near-communist Russia on democratic Ukraine has much to do with voter ID, getting rid of "microwave" voting that was only needed for COVID, and general worries of democrats........But sure, I'll try .
Anyone?