In hindsight, I think I made a mistake by avoiding calling out bad behavior from the left for so long. A long time ago someone convinced me that the only way to navigate a hyper-polarized US society was to pick a side and stick with them no matter what. But to be completely honest, I despise the brainless tribalism and think it counter productive. If your knee jerk response to any criticism of what you perceive to be the official position of your 'side' is "you just came out as <opposite side>, delete your account" then you have no business following me, and certainly no business being in my comment section.