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Murc's Law

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murc%27s_law

> Murc’s Law is typically phrased as: "the widespread assumption that only Democrats have any agency or causal influence over American politics".[5] [6] It reflects a perceived journalistic double standard, where Democrats are held responsible for political outcomes regardless of context, whereas Republican obstruction or extremism is treated as a given. This framing, critics argue, absolves Republicans of responsibility and creates an unbalanced political narrative.





>Murc's Law

Which, somehow is a weird outcome of the "Two Santas Theory[0]. I'm not sure why folks actually buy into it, but they apparently do.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude_Wanniski#The_Two_Santa_Cl...


Like half this sub-thread is driving me insane. The deep hatred of Democrats (for decades) from the left is very frustrating to me. They may not be as left-wing as those people might like but they're in fact not nearly as bad as the Republicans.



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