Comment by rolymath | Hacker News Reader

Comment by rolymath | Hacker News Reader

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Critical thinking comes later, not before. So religion doesn't erode them, but delays them.

Secondly, tribal behavior is strengthened through sports teams, college allegiances, rep vs dem party lines and many other things, with the latter of those being the main reason.

Thirdly, the dems were very pro zionist while Trump was able to maintain deniability. This swung a lot of dem voters.

Lastly, Kamala got something like 0 votes in the primary. Wishing she would win the general election was delusional. Dems should themselves in the foot twice vs Trump with Kamala and when they betrayed Bernie to help Hillary.

You should engage in some critical thinking yourself instead of blasting your insecurities over the internet. Your media diet (bet $1000 that reddit is a big part) needs a do-over.

> Critical thinking comes later, not before. So religion doesn't erode them, but delays them.

Critical thinking is a base human ability, which religion can indeed erode before it has a chance to grow.

> Secondly, tribal behavior is strengthened through sports teams, college allegiances, rep vs dem party lines and many other things, with the latter of those being the main reason.

This doesn't negate anything I've said, it adds to it. It is notable that the more religious parts of the US act more religious about their political party, however - something not seen in most western countries.

> Thirdly, the dems were very pro zionist while Trump was able to maintain deniability. This swung a lot of dem voters.

They were not as pro zionist as the "Lets demolish Gaza and build new resorts" GOP.

> Wishing she would win the general election was delusional.

Only because the US population is what it is, which is why wishing the only rational choice got elected is too much to hope for.

> blasting your insecurities over the internet.

I'm doing no such thing, however the way you make assumptions so haphazardly shows you yourself could benefit from some critical thinking instruction.

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