I think it's possible, in principle, to be near-maximally cynical about current US politics and also be clear-eyed about preferring Democrats to Republicans in almost all cases In practice, I'm unsure how common or achievable this is
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True. I think of them as basically the same when comes to things like getting emotionally- and identity-invested in political candidates or parties
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its already safe to assume that politicians generally have ulterior motives (cynical stance is justified) so the stance of extreme skepticism means they have an ENORMOUS burden of proof to convince you they deserve your vote
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