Do you know people who decide their politics based on the party line?

Was surprised to hear a progressive say that "Amazon is awesome" when I mentioned that Trump wants to launch an anti-trust trial against it.

(Edit: forgot to mention that this person went on an anti-Trump rant.)

Usually, the big bad corporations are the enemies of progressives, so it surprised me.

What are your thoughts?

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CopperCicada · M

Most people I know don't base their politics on a party line. They base their politics entirely on the support of a candidate.

If they based their politics on a party line, they would then be critiquing their own candidates for a lack of philosophical coherence-- which seldom happens.

And so we have "progressives" who circle the wagons around "progressive" candidates who kiss corporate butt. And we have "conservatives" who circle the wagons around "liberal (in the economic sense) conservative" candidates who deal pork and big government.

This is why our political dialog is really just ad hominem. Criticize this person, return with criticism of that person.

melloquacious · 36-40, M

@CopperCicada Makes a lot of sense.

SimplyTracie · 26-30, F

@CopperCicada You’re right. I shouldn’t attack the person. I see the errors of my ways. But it’s so very tempting to criticize Trump for cheating on Melania.