With respect, you don't see how it would help you understand anything because you've put on anti-partisan blinders. My political opponents openly, enthusiastically portray themselves as raging maniacs. They see rage and mania as good things that will help them achieve their political goals. Here's just one of the enraged, maniac statements the Secretary of Defense made yesterday (https://www.npr.org/2026/09/30/nx-s1-5986304/hegseth-troops-...):

> "No fatties, no trannies, no beardos, no weirdos, no wimps, no radicals. Just warriors," Hegseth said on Wednesday. "The ideological clowns are out. The patriotic cowboys are in, with testosterone testing on top."

Believe me, I get why you find this uncomfortable! It sucks paying attention to politics, I don't enjoy doing it, and I hope once we put the raging maniacs in prison you and I can get back to being apolitical. But if you're not willing to look squarely at their stated positions and motivations, you're not going to be able to understand what's going on.