I know it wont make me popular here, but I do have to agree, both sides do play these games and whats really sad is that party loyalists on both sides seem to be wearing blinders when it comes to honestly looking at the party they support.
While I agree in principle if you have not seen that one side has taken it to a whole new level then I am sorry, you have either not been paying attention or have your own agenda to not admit what your very own eyes are showing you.
For starters: Show me where a Republican has hired a foreign entity to create fake intelligence against their Presidential opposition then used the FBI, FISA court, and DOJ to spread that known fake information prompting investigations after the election,.
If you can show this too me I will pose another scenario. I have many. It's just easiest to go chronologically.
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