“I’ve been back long enough to witness some of the Cruz/Trump supporters battles, if that’s what you are referring to.”
Across the decades that I have been doing this, stretching back to “letters to the editor,” I had formed opinions about the way conservatives argue, and the very different ways that libtards argue.
Then I noticed that when a conservative was mistaken about something, he argued that point in the same way a liberal argues. I tentatively concluded that when one is wrong, that is the only style of argumentation available, that the conservative style of argumentation is suitable only for arguing something that is true.
As with conservative/libtard arguments, both sides in the Trump/Cruz war were accusing the other of acting badly, but only one side was actually acting badly. (That’s the way I saw it, and I’m going to believe my lying eyes.)
It was quite a surprise to see people I had respected as conservative suddenly acting like libtards on CompuServe circa the 1990s.
May I assume that you have been on the Trump train....?
I’ve thought for a long time that a thirst for truth is the most valuable possession anyone can have, and no one can steal it from you. A person of good character, when discovering a belief is untrue, will be humble enough to admit it - “I was wrong, and now I’m learning the truth - good!”
Sometimes it may sting to realized how wrong I was, but the relief of the burden by now underestanding the truth is well worth it.
People who refuse to look at facts and thus cling to lies are unbearable to be around, in Real Life or onilne.
Adding - I also was surprised to see members here who I had considered quite rational, acting as though they’d gone stark raving mad.