We all know how much easier it would be if everyone would just "get with the program" and see things like Rush Limbaugh. The real world is so messy; shades of gray, murky facts, even (gasp!) some republicans who don't seem 100% good.
What to do? The easiest thing is just to take the facts and interpret them based on who they apply to; that way there are no annoying shades of gray. For example, take these incidents:
A president lies to Congress.
If he's a Democrat: He's a lying criminal who should be impeached! If he's a Republican: He was just trying to do the right thing in the face of foolish Congressional opposition.
A president prevents World War III.
Democrat: He was a coward who turned his back on the issue. Republican: He's a hero who saved the western world.
A president funds terrorists.
Democrat: He is as big a threat as the terrorists themselves. Republican: That's old news; there's no way to know what those people will do anyway.
A president is impeached.
Democrat: He is an embarrassement to the country. Republican: He is an honorable man unfairly slighted by the evil investigators.
A president starts a war that ends badly.
Democrat: He's a monster who killed thousands of innocent people. Republican: Hey! He's defending democracy against the commies/the terrorists/the evil empire/the evil guys du jour.
A president wins an election under questionable circumstances.
Democrat: He was a criminal who stole the election. Republican: Hey! The people have spoken! You got a problem with democracy?
A president wins the Nobel Peace Prize.
Democrat: That stupid committee doesn't know anything. Republican: (doesn't apply)
See? If you just find out what side of the fence they're on first, you can easily avoid confusing and depressing gray areas of opinion.
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We all know how much easier it would be if everyone would just "get with the program" and see things like Rush Limbaugh. The real world is so messy; shades of gray, murky facts, even (gasp!) some republicans who don't seem 100% good.
What to do? The easiest thing is just to take the facts and interpret them based on who they apply to; that way there are no annoying shades of gray. For example, take these incidents:
A president lies to Congress.
If he's a Democrat: He's a lying criminal who should be impeached!
If he's a Republican: He was just trying to do the right thing in the face of foolish Congressional opposition.
A president prevents World War III.
Democrat: He was a coward who turned his back on the issue.
Republican: He's a hero who saved the western world.
A president funds terrorists.
Democrat: He is as big a threat as the terrorists themselves.
Republican: That's old news; there's no way to know what those people will do anyway.
A president is impeached.
Democrat: He is an embarrassement to the country.
Republican: He is an honorable man unfairly slighted by the evil investigators.
A president starts a war that ends badly.
Democrat: He's a monster who killed thousands of innocent people.
Republican: Hey! He's defending democracy against the commies/the terrorists/the evil empire/the evil guys du jour.
A president wins an election under questionable circumstances.
Democrat: He was a criminal who stole the election.
Republican: Hey! The people have spoken! You got a problem with democracy?
A president wins the Nobel Peace Prize.
Democrat: That stupid committee doesn't know anything.
Republican: (doesn't apply)
See? If you just find out what side of the fence they're on first, you can easily avoid confusing and depressing gray areas of opinion.
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