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.
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I'm going senile. I managed to get the 1s and 2s confused. The 1s are in the backseat, the 2s are in the front seat driving the words.
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then Them3 shows up having taken one box back inside another box to REALLY screw up the timeline
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At a wedding I went to the preacher said 6 people were getting married
1. who he is
2. who he thinks he is
3. who he thinks she is
4-6. repeat for her.
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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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