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Don't bother, this dude is completely unable to understand anything that resembles a nuanced opinion.
Apparently the Democratic party is completely blameless for anything that's ever happened, even when they vote in complete consensus with Republicans.
Cognitive dissonance is a bitch.
You have to try to make the straw man sound at least plausible... Nobody here made that argument, fuck off.
Saying both sides deserve the same blame for enacting the patriots act isn't a false equivalency. There are plenty of specific instances where both parties have voted in consensus for acts that can be justifiably criticized.
I don't think you know what a straw man argument really is.....
As always, I just wonder if it's a pose or a delusion.
In much the same way that the Zionists have characterized any criticism of Israel as antisemitism, Democrats have characterized any criticism of themselves as "both sides." And it's for the same reason in both cases – so they can reject criticism out of hand rather than facing up to it.
For the professionals, it's simple, if loathsome - they get to feed at the money trough as long as they can continue to essentially pose as leftists but not really accomplish anything (since anything truly leftist would be at odds with the desires of the people and corporations who are keeping the money trough full).
For the rest though - the rank and file that just repeat the cant they're fed - what do they gain?
I've never been quite clear on that, but I assume it's that their self-images are wrapped up in the labels they wear, and one of those labels is "Democrat," and it only works as a boon to their self-images if it can't be criticized.
I can't see how that can be worth it though.
I don't think they realize what they're doing. A lot of people haven't ever engaged with rhetoric with any kind of objectivity, so anyone challenging their positions in any given subject is automatically rejecting their entire belief system.
Plus, I think it's good to remember that a lot of people on Lemmy are young, impressionable, and not really engaged with society outside of shitposting online.