I want to follow up on the reason I see so much anger and cynicism.
(The anger isn't directed at me. It looks like this: "Trump is above the law! There is no accountability! The DOJ dragged its feet!")
There were some interesting comments about why I see so much of it.
I'll add another: People assume that I am liberal and in the same information bubble and therefore, I will agree with them when they repeat the current memes.
It's a group-think thing.
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They are unprepared for the shock of me pushing back.
I've been on lots of podcasts. They generally go well.
I agreed to do two that did not go well.
What happened was that the person interviewing me was shocked when the host repeated the latest meme, I didn't agree with it.
I was supposed to act like a reflector on cable talk shows and I didn't.
(One was being recorded, so I could stop it in the middle and cancel. Another was live so I had to suffer through a brutal 20 minutes).
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I've noticed a LOT of folks these days are keen to label people as "left" or "liberal" or "progressive" as though we've chosen a football team to root for. Seems to be a very shallow way to categorise a total stranger. But that's the internet huh.
A good many people, however, end up looking like lefties simply because we took the time to consider the implications of policies or govts instead of just rooting for a team.
No "sides" of politics is above criticism.
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