> For a moment I was going to waste my afternoon arguing with people desperately predisposed to being the underdog in the fight against the Big Mean Socialist
This out-of-the-blue accusation sounds like a confession of your true motives in this conversation: You like the man's politics, so you feel compelled to defend him in an unrelated topic.
Eh not really, don’t love his politics. This happens to be something I feel strongly about and have been thinking about a lot. But apologies for the spicy tone, you’re right - I’ll edit that part out
This out-of-the-blue accusation sounds like a confession of your true motives in this conversation: You like the man's politics, so you feel compelled to defend him in an unrelated topic.