Plavatos

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gish_gallop

Generally, it is more difficult to use the Gish gallop in a structured debate than a free-form one.

This sums it up nicely, and why I think he's like any bully: he picks his fights and only ones he can win.

Have to say, that is a pretty clean first layer, kudos!

You have the moral high ground, I concede.

And you yourself have not been guilty of seething? Regardless of your answer a conservative would likely say the same about the left as you just did.

I'm just suggesting everyone enjoys rage bait and it's not serving us or giving us a realistic picture of the truth. And I used a proverbial analog for the villain: fill in the blanks to your hearts content from context (landlords raising prices, food producers and shrinkflation, CEOs taking bonuses and fighting minimum wage increases).

It's grounding to read that baity title because the majority of articles we see are that "conservatives are [upset/angry/etc] about [event]" but they're likely no more upset than we would be about seeing this....

It's all manufactured rage and we're all victims. The real villain is the distraction/smoke show that keeps us at each other's throats.

I think we can all agree aesthetics are subjective. The down votes are likely for saying anything positive about something related to Musk (or just folks who disagree). Which, to your point, would be an interesting experiment: put one in front of people who don't know who made it and see what they think.

I would argue they were just better at hiding the same type of shit these modern politicians are thinking and saying. Now it's just acceptable. Then you had Howard Dean dooming himself for a cowboy scream.

Harris should hold a town hall at the exact same time....

You nailed it... "if you're denying, you're losing"

I can see this from your perspective now, perhaps my context was lacking. I felt it evident as a recollection but those without the context may misinterpret.

Edit: I've added context, thanks for pressing your point!

Primarily because I was sharing how the photos are linked in my memory.

They're also chronologically similar, happening within a week of each.

Lastly, they demonstrate stark differences in policies: a win for the new VP pick who, in my opinion, shows someone who actually cares about children and families.