Whenever I small talk with people that are excited about Biden, I've started bring up Tara Reade and how those allegations are a little disturbing to me. I should also mention the video of him with the little girls.
When they bring up Trump, I say that the stuff with him is also concerning to me. You can see them shut down. I feel like they want to say they don't believe Reade, but also realize that also conflicts with their "believe women" script. No one's gotten openly hostile yet.
I never tell strangers what I really think. I want to say things to calmly short circuit them. I wonder if they can ever be honest with themselves.
Most people have a hard time being honest with themselves. That is part ego, part practice.
You only get honesty from them when they are about to face death head on.
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