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You're "bad at tribalism," but describe "BLM & Antifa rioting, looting, and assaulting random people" on the one hand, and "a few yahoos walked around the capital taking selfies for an hour" on the other. The double standard you're astounded by is that the media didn't sufficiently demonize the left and exonerate the right?

No, you're not bad at tribalism, you're just bad at false-flagging. I'll agree you are typical for a HN political poster, though.

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This post shows a lot of the "tribalism" I'm referring to.

I don't believe the rioters represent "the left" and I don't believe the capital stormers represent "the right". And most of all, I wish people didn't tend towards exaggerating one and excusing the other based on allegiance to a two-party system.

Denial of the validity of the 2020 election is widespread in the Republican party, especially among voters, so yes, it arguably does represent "the right".

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