Broader historical context
(This is overflow from a previous post that I couldn't fit into an in-line footnote.)
At what point does "for the good of the country, let's put aside our differences and support President Bush," become "if you criticize the president, the terrorists win"?
And finally, at what point does "sure, Donald Trump is a loose cannon, but I'm sure he'll calm down eventually" become "although I find Trump's words and actions disgusting, I continue to support him because this election is about issues." That last example courtesy of Representative Kristi Noem, whose sanctimony is outstripped only by her hypocrisy, circa October 2016, in response to the Access Hollywood bus tape. I should mention that I haven't been able to find the exact quote, so the above is a paraphrase, but the phrase "this election is about issues" is 100% pure, uncut Noem.
At what point does "for the good of the country, let's put aside our differences and support President Bush," become "if you criticize the president, the terrorists win"?
And finally, at what point does "sure, Donald Trump is a loose cannon, but I'm sure he'll calm down eventually" become "although I find Trump's words and actions disgusting, I continue to support him because this election is about issues." That last example courtesy of Representative Kristi Noem, whose sanctimony is outstripped only by her hypocrisy, circa October 2016, in response to the Access Hollywood bus tape. I should mention that I haven't been able to find the exact quote, so the above is a paraphrase, but the phrase "this election is about issues" is 100% pure, uncut Noem.