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Blue maga isn't a thing, that's Russian agitprop and you're mindlessly repeating it to get republicans elected in the midterms.
Why wouldn't it be a thing? Do you think someone is magically immune to certain kinds of mental failings simply because of what color shirt they wear?
Stupid people are everywhere but you're still repeating propaganda intended to benefit republicans. It also creates a false equivalency between republican and democratic platforms which is wildly disingenuous to anyone who isn't stupid. It's another attempt at both sides. Only stupid people fall for that shit.
"Both sides are the same" is a thought terminating cliche, both ways that it's used. You noted one use of it, but you're actually using that cliche yourself in a different way.
"Stop arguing both sides are the same!" is often used to deflect criticism of the Democratic party, even when the commentor never even claims parties are the same. There is nothing wrong with pointing out when Democrats commit some of the same sins as Republicans. That doesn't mean the speaker is arguing that both parties are the same.
In other words, stop pretending that criticism against Democrats is the same thing as arguing both parties are the same.
Remember, this thinking is what cost us 2024. Kamala was out there talking up the official inflation rate, arguing that inflation was fixed. They ignored people's actual lived experiences and ignored any dicussion of how that inflation rate is calculated. I remember being shouted down by folks like you on reddit. They dismissed any criticism of Democrats as Russian or Republican propaganda. They believed they had to manifest a political victory - if they stuck their fingers in the ears and shouted long enough, then Kamala would surely win.
In the end, this Blue MAGA impulse cost us the election. Liberals have this toxic positivity "speak no evil" vibe, and it prevents them from making pivots necessary to win elections.
Look at Gaza. They literally ordered their campaign workers to not collect data on any opinions on the conflict. They actively tuned themselves out from criticism, thinking they could vibe their way to victory. They actively chose to ignore the voters. And voters slaughtered them for their hubris.
That is the sin of Blue MAGA. Toxic positivity. Denial of reality. Dismissal of any critique as a Republican or Russian psy op.
Here's another example of why Americans deserve what we're getting.