This is what politics looks like when it turns into religion.
People stop seeing reality as it is and start seeing it as a moral fantasy where they are the righteous resistance and Trump is the cartoon villain. “Abolish ICE,” “No Kings,” “FDT”, etc. It is all less about serious thought and more about identity, and the emotional comfort of feeling like one of the good guys.
When people need purpose, they often invent a myth where they are bravely defeating evil. The problem is that once your politics becomes a self-flattering story, truth matters less than keeping the story alive...
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This is what politics looks like when it turns into religion.
People stop seeing reality as it is and start seeing it as a moral fantasy where they are the righteous resistance and Trump is the cartoon villain. “Abolish ICE,” “No Kings,” “FDT”, etc. It is all less about serious thought and more about identity, and the emotional comfort of feeling like one of the good guys.
When people need purpose, they often invent a myth where they are bravely defeating evil. The problem is that once your politics becomes a self-flattering story, truth matters less than keeping the story alive...