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No topic needs to fit into any theme for one political group to hate it. The only thing it needs is enthusiasm from the other side. None of it is rational. In fact multiple issues in American history have completely switched parties over the years.

The fact that people think they are rationally debating issues is the problem.

ChatGPT (at least earlier versions) was deliberately fine-tuned to strongly favor one side of the American culture war. See this paper for an attempt at quantifying its political bias: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/12/3/148.

"Its not gendered, its not an immigrant, its not "elitist", it generally isn't partisan or for that matter opinionated."

Same could be said about Covid, vaccines, and masking during a viral pandemic.

My guess is it's an addiction to the outrage FOX News sells (and others like it).