People become horrible when they make politics central to their lives.
If you look at all the things going on in the world, politics is to blame for most of the worst of it. Most of it would fizzle out on its own if not for those among us who have gone politics crazy and become horrible people in the process. You could make the argument that they become monsters.
So, not only does politics make people stupid, it seems uniquely able to turn people horrible. It makes them stupid, drives them insane, and then at the crossroads of crazy and stupid, you have them advocating for things they'd know are evil- if they could stop and think clearly (without politics twisting their minds) for even a minute.
Instead, they'll attack anyone asking for accountability from their favorite political criminal.
They'll switch sides on an issue the moment one of their "influencers" tells them to.
They'll demand more slavery and theft because they want something or are scared of something else.
They'll stake out a position that is opposite to their stated morals and go against every ethical standard, just because their team believes it would be good for them. Or because they believe it will hurt the other team. Often, hurting "them" appears to be more important than helping "us". They've become Statanic.
This is why I take offense when anyone characterizes me as someone who writes about politics. I warn people about politics. I encourage them to reject politics. I'm not trying to talk people into agitating for a political "change" that would result in more of the same. I wish they would stop being political and be ethical instead.
No one has ever become a better person because they embraced the political means. Never.
But it is nearly guaranteed to make someone worse, unless they are already irredeemable.
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