I'd expand that a bit.

Culture A: far right nut job/conspiracy theorist
Culture B: conservative but more towards moderate
Culture C: liberal, but leaning closer to moderate
Culture D: bleeding heart socialist liberal

I'd argue most Americans fall into categories B and C, the middle ground. However the fringe views on both sides get the most social media and MSM coverage. Trump fans the flames quite successfully.

IMO we're less divided than we think, it's just that any little difference is magnified into a mountain.

22, you are probably correct, here is another example

Actually, for once I agree with TC "Whatever the outcome in November, the worst possible outcome is that it will be close.".

You do all of that, you just think you are a lot more subtle than you actually are. I have said it before and I will say it again, if you tried to present your views in real life you would be humiliated and laughed out of the room. I know this, you know this, we all know this.

I can always aim to see and understand things from the 'other side', it's literally my day job to do that. However, that doesn't mean for a second that after doing so I then magically somehow agree with what is on the 'other side'. Sometimes there are things are said and done that are just fundamentally and morally wrong to a scale where they must be opposed.

The internet gives people like yourself and Full Circle (and I genuinely believe that you two are the two most insidious characters of this entire forum) a platform to express your awful views, in your different ways (you are more subtle and operate under a veneer of outrage when challenged, whereas he just doesn't care what people think), without all of that 'hassle' of having to actually own up to them and be judged in person. I think, and I have said it before, that in real-life you would be humiliated and laughed out of the room when pushing any of this crap that you do on the forums.

You have a very narrow definition of normal. I think it's time to recall the wise words of that great philosopher Trevor Noah on this subject.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FPrJxTvgdQ

C’mon you guys. Play the ball not the player.

Thank you.

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I think TonyClifton is right, you may need to diversify the circles you're in as you seem to live in a bit of a bubble where everyone agrees with you.

"Everyone agrees with you" Everyone? I am confused? So you now agree with Chuff?

Meanwhile, US stock market futures still crashing down; Dow at 27,000 whereas it was over 29,000 just a couple of weeks ago. Not good for Trump.

It's not about being in a bubble. Trump's own behavior speaks for itself; and anyone with a basic understanding of psychology would recognize it for what it is.

There are very valid reasons why people do not like Trump. And the fact that you refuse to acknowledge it does not invalidate it. So perhaps you need to consider examining your own "bubble."

I think there's a clear distinction between people not liking Trump and people suffering from TDS.

I actually somewhat agree with you on that. For example, I remember when Trump was walking slowly down a ramp a few months ago, after giving a speech, and some people tried to make an issue of it, as though it was a sign of him being elderly; when in fact, he was most likely just walking down a slippery ramp.

But keep in mind that during Obama's eight years of being President, the right was suffering from ODS. They were constantly throwing fits about Obama, even trying to accuse him of being a Muslim and demanding to see his birth certificate. He couldn't even wear a tan suit without people making an issue of it or his wife wear a sleeveless dress.

So this is certainly not the kind of behavior that has only been geared toward Trump. But I have seen plenty of Trump supporters claim that anyone who is critical of Trump is suffering from "TDS," and as you yourself just stated, there is a clear distinction.

I am also a bit confused marton. One reason for me to join EF was to improve my command of English. Isn't the part in red referring to the "people in the bubble" which Chuff supposedly inhabits?

(Partly an honest question...)

I wouldn't worry about it... Full Circles reply about the bubble made absolutely no logical sense to begin with and he was just lashing out with whatever lame comment he could come up with at the time.

The republicans didn't make up the rules. This is constitutional. They've just gotten lucky.

To compound misery for the Dems the next oldest justice by a clear decade is liberal justice Breyer (82).

I imagine there would be significant pressure on him to step down should the Dems win the election so that he can be replaced by a younger liberal judge. If they don't win - they'll be praying he gets through the next four years. A 7-2 split would probably take a century to overturn.

However he goes it'll be a shame. He's genuinely independent and one of the last remaining moderates on the court (him and Roberts really - to a lesser extent Alito.).

You need to extend your quote a little to "you may need to diversify the circles you're in as you seem to live in a bit of a bubble where everyone...."
One of the circles Chuff is in is clearly EF which, without any statement to the contrary, must be part of the "bubble where everyone...."

Dear EF Doctor,
TDS is an imaginary disorder in the same category as Trump believes COVID-19 is.

okeeey. I see your point.
Calling EF a bubble where everyone agrees would indeed be a huge stretch. Not even omtatsat would post such nonsense (if he still could)

Well we could start a thread about who posts the most nonsense but probably not beneficial.

Anyway in a probably vain attempt to return to the topic
Source

The GOP led Senate announced they plan to release a review this week peddling the same Russian sourced "disparaging information about Biden".

And Bloomberg seems to be keeping his promise
Source

And finally
Source

Here is a video Trump himself circulated yesterday demonstrating his elderly slow walking; why he did that I have no clue.
And a video of Biden on the same ramp but quicker!

It's like comparing cars.