2 people arguing about politics is actually 4 people. You1 hides behind You2 and backseat drives the argument with Them2 hiding behind Them1. The argument is happening at all because You2 and Them2 want to connect despite being afraid of each other. You1 and Them1 don't care.
You are on to something. My interpretation: all political speech is a form of lobbying. You're trying to influence other people's thoughts and behavior, which may or may not be consistent with your true self. So your "political self" models the behavior to promote the shift
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This is why lying is 1. Prevalent and yet 2. Controversial in politics. Political influence is higher when true self and political self seem congruent but political advantage is higher when those 2 things are further apart (if you are a sociopath which most pols are)
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