Well said, ender.
Particularly how certain views take on a popularity that shuts out dissent.
As for ignoring important issues, this caught my eye.
If the Republicans want me to judge them fairly, they need to stop supporting Trump.
Agreed. At some point, praising the 1930’s German pension system, even if based entirely in objective fact and genuine policy analysis, is a distraction. If the policy argument truly has merit (and I think the FISA one does), you can still make it after the Nazis have been defeated.