Works in reverse. There's a reason I'm a bitter, cynical libertarian. :p I've seen the mental shutters go down on Democrat and Republican friends alike when I pointed out the two parties doing the same thing. The closest I ever got to an honest response was the classic "Yes, but they're WORSE" rebuttal.
Although, the response to this particular one does have some nuance. Gas prices went up during Bush because of the wars, and they went down at the end of Obama's reign because fracking had started in earnest. Then there was an uptick after Biden shut down a pipeline.
Of course not all politicians or political parties are the same. There *is* at least some nuance, some difference between them! AKA some are 'better' than others - however you define 'better' from your PoV.
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Works in reverse. There's a reason I'm a bitter, cynical libertarian. :p I've seen the mental shutters go down on Democrat and Republican friends alike when I pointed out the two parties doing the same thing. The closest I ever got to an honest response was the classic "Yes, but they're WORSE" rebuttal.
Although, the response to this particular one does have some nuance. Gas prices went up during Bush because of the wars, and they went down at the end of Obama's reign because fracking had started in earnest. Then there was an uptick after Biden shut down a pipeline.
Of course not all politicians or political parties are the same. There *is* at least some nuance, some difference between them! AKA some are 'better' than others - however you define 'better' from your PoV.
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