That’s actually the false equiv being employed here; the conceit that ‘both sides’ are equally terrible and we should be spreading the blame around equally, despite clear empirical evidence to the contrary.
It’s a well-known derailment tactic used by those wishing to muddy the waters of conversation; an attempt to perpetually ‘wear down’ the people who are willing to fight the prevail of fascism, taking our attention, time and energy away from the actual problem at hand.
Yep. Hence the comment about firecrackers & hand grenades.
Good thing I’m a stubborn old bastid, then…
Why blaming the democrats for all this is historically problematic…
And… the GOP is to blame…
Yup, no one gets confirmed as a supreme court justice or federal judge without lying. You (supposedly?) have to pretend not to have personal beliefs of any kind even though everyone knows you do. Otherwise 1) people will use it as a pretext not to confirm you, and 2) people can use it to argue you shouldn’t be allowed to hear their case b/c you’re prejudiced against one side. Ridiculous system, terrible results.
You have to pretend that you are going to do your best not to let your personal beliefs sway your judgment, particularly on cases well established by precedent. And many judges give that a serious attempt. Don’t both-sides and pretend that this is normal, we all know it isn’t…most rights don’t turn on and off every time there is a change in the court.
Well, we just had a confirmation hearing a few weeks ago. Could you please point out all the lies Justice Ketanji Brown-Jackson told during her hearing?
Both sides… BOTH SIIIIIIIIDDDDESSS!!! /s
Very much agreed. The democrats don’t attempt to install judges that are anywhere near so extreme. Part of the problem is, there’s no longer a filibuster for federal judges, so you only need a bare majority to confirm extremists, and conservative judges actually do have historical precedent in many cases for their “ideas,” and to an unfortunately large number of people they can make themselves seem non-extreme.
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