Biden calling half the country "fascist" is a cynical political ploy

Perhaps because this season´s must-have political accessory seems to be a delight in trying to piss off Republicans. Consider another MSNBC contributor – Ja’han Jones. Responding to Biden´s fascist comments Jones said that the comments were not only smart but “funny.” Because it is obviously hilarious to insult your fellow countrymen.

And that is what comments like this are doing. When he ran for office Joe Biden used to talk about the importance of uniting this country. But unifying the country seems to be the last thing on his mind now. Today his chief aim seems to be to divide us. Presumably because he thinks it will serve him well in the mid-terms and rile up his voter base.

Do they believe him? Will some Democrat voters genuinely think that Republicans are waiting in the wings preparing to turn this country into an autocratic dictatorship? Perhaps some will, as they live in their information silos and whip each other up into a lather of fear. But we must hope that more of them see through this ramping up of rhetoric.

We must hope that they see what all schoolchildren should learn, which is that you can´t insult things just because you don´t like them. There might be many reasons for a Democrat to criticize a Republican, just as there are the other way around. But if you are going to defeat an argument then you need argue against it, not insult it.