@smeagolheart: I am arguing a limited both-sidesism here in one sense, which is that both sides tend to debate this on the basis of what they see as the logical conclusions of the opposition's propos… (View Post)

@jjstraka34: Yeah, this is the sort of thing I'm talking about. You're taking it to the logical extreme. You're not wrong, but I can't shake the feeling that people are being tricked into talking pas… (View Post)

Right, I'm trying to differentiate between the Republican party/Trump administration, who know exactly what they're doing (on this narrow topic) and semi-engaged, vaguely conservative people who ask,… (View Post)

The "religious freedom" debate is such a strange one in that both sides are driven almost entirely by concerns about hypothetical and unlikely extremes. I suspect that very few people would… (View Post)

Very strange take. I'm pretty sure the DNC is suing Trump because Democrats loathe Trump, not to distract from an intra-party conflict that peaked two years ago. (View Post)