Speaking as an American, I'm aware. But the morons wrt this particular crisis...are universally from one of those two choices. You can certainly find fault with the other choice, but they don't nearly have the "ignore facts, ignore what anyone other than I tell you, ignore even the evidence of your own eyes" message.
I totally hear you, but elections aren't just about selecting leaders with competence and honesty. They're also about expressing preferences on moral issues, too. A lot of voters are willing to set aside the former and vote on the latter, because in their minds, they aren't given the choice to do both. I also think that lack of choice has a really corrosive effect on voters who find themselves in that situation.
And us? What is this lesson teaching us that we didn't already know?
Yes, we have to deal with the consequences of their idiocy. I fail to see how our agency, given we aren't voting for these clowns, is contributing to the problem.
Bluntly, your "us or them", your (or at least your candidate's) "they're a basket of deplorables"... yeah, you're contributing to the problem.
What this should be teaching you is to not write off people that you don't agree with. They're still human beings. They're still Americans. You think they're wrong, and that's fine, but regarding them with contempt does not make it easier to persuade them to agree with you.
You may say that the contempt originated with them. You may be right. But be better than them, not just like them.
