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I don't know a single person who's "blindly loyal" to Biden. Most people I know think he's overall pretty reasonable and certainly disagree with him on some things. I also know quite a few Trump voters, as I do live in Texas, and those people are beyond rationality at this point. Trying to have a conversation about an issue is utterly useless, because all they know how to do is restate whatever line they've been fed by whatever conservative media they watch.
My point is this tweet is absolutely bullshit
It's not so much the blind loyalty as much as it is the "shh, don't talk bad about what we all know." Different, but feels the same.
I think it's more that people are terrified of Biden being criticized harshly while Trump gets a similar treatment. If news and pundits treat the two the same, it equates them. Which is NOT REALITY. But if outlets treat them as the same, there's a real good chance we get Trump. And there's a not insignificant chance if that happens we won't have another fair election again.
Biden has a lot of problems but they are absolutely nothing compared to Trump on all the same counts and vastly more.
Yes, it's exactly this. It's the idea that you're feeding into the "both sides" bullshit.