Biden Term

[rothschild]

Wow, RC!

Never knew Clang, Mirah and Duchess were so blessed . . . strictly using your criteria (  . . . those who live privileged lives in an ideological bubble, and aren't on the edge of the abyss ). 

And the DeSantis (or other traditional GOP) supporters, too.

My criteria is that anyone who isn't on the edge of the abyss is privileged. I feel blessed considering the sorry state of this world. Do you?

Do you see <<Trump / not Trump>> as the be-all and end-all of American politics? Assuming you don't, how would you explain why so many people do?

Is it not an ideological phenomenon that the American electorate elevates personality above policy? Isn't this why attack-ads are effective, because people are more concerned with the person than the message?

Would it not be fair to chartacterize American electoral politics as the art of the ad hominem? What sort of person would you expect to rise up in such a system, noble or ignoble?

So, why is it inaccurate to refer to the cognitive tendencies common to a particular group of people as an ideological bubble? Did you think I was referring to the political dichotomy? If you did you're wrong. I am referring to the manner of thinking, rather than it's output. Red and Blue alike inhabit this bubble, the commonality being the <<XYZ / not XYZ>> format.

This is what dichotomies are designed to do, Tiki: keep the plebs from developing an unhealthy interest in policy.