Q: What's more addictive than meth, more profitable than iPhones. more indestructible than Kevlar and easier to make than Top Ramen?
A: Garbage Both Siderist opinions.
"Both Sides Do It" is easily the biggest of the Big Lies. The Big Lie that enables all the little lies. From trying to sound smart at the office, to propping up an entire political media ecosystem, it's a lie that's perfect for all circumstances and occasions.
Since the very earliest days of the blogosphere, we Liberals have spilled tens of millions of pixels debunking the Big Lie of Both Sides Do It, week in and week out, year in and year out, decade in and decade out. And we have actually made some progress, so "Yay!" for us.
And yet, when cornered, what is still the first tool the worst people always reach for? (Transcript and video via Media Matters.)
BRIAN KILMEADE (CO-HOST): I think both candidates have to realize this, that if on the left, if Joe Biden listens to the squad, he loses. And I think if Donald Trump listens to Matt Gaetz and Steve Bannon he loses. They have to understand that most of the people are not on the extremes, and that if you can understand that you are going to win. The first one to understand that, and does what they think they should do, and not what the extremists are bullying them to do, is going to be successful.
Remember kids, Both Sides Don't.
Pass it on.
Republished with permission from Driftglass.
