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Originally Posted by burn_this_city
Would love to see someone who thinks this site is a left wing circle jerk, actually articulate exactly what the Republican party under Trump stands for.
A lot of Canadian conservatives wrongly assume the CPC is similar to the GOP.
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Most echo chambers result on an orthodoxy that reacts negatively to dissenting views. (The irony of left wing politics is that it usually countenances little diversity in thought and opinion while emphasizing diversity in other areas.)
In political discussion this orthodoxy usually results in an inability to criticize your own side of the aisle. For example, a criticism of the Democrats is viewed as the same thing as an endorsement of Trump. This is the origin of the non-argument about "both sides, many sides" that gets rolled out here often. It's the desire to shut down argument rather than engage in an honest way views that differ from your own.
In a forum or online, people are rarely going to simply concede a point and admit you have provided an alternate view that might have validity. But you can see whether that has been accomplished by the type of reaction you get to reasoned arguments - I probably don't even need to describe what those reactions are.