It does feel like the average democrat’s ignorant beliefs about the function and mechanics of government leave them mostly unable to understand how government actually functions.
It’s a fairytale-level understanding. They believe stories, and know what should happen, and any evidence to the contrary is discarded.
I found myself compelled to apologize to my partner repeatedly as I was teaching them to see past the veil; confronting and analyzing one’s beliefs is an extremely painful process when you’re doing it for the first time.
It does feel like the average democrat’s ignorant beliefs about the function and mechanics of government leave them mostly unable to understand how government actually functions.
It’s a fairytale-level understanding. They believe stories, and know what should happen, and any evidence to the contrary is discarded.
I found myself compelled to apologize to my partner repeatedly as I was teaching them to see past the veil; confronting and analyzing one’s beliefs is an extremely painful process when you’re doing it for the first time.
Honestly, I’m probably giving them too much credit. Willful ignorance.