[hammock]

What does it mean when dialogue can’t be had without first incensing the air with the quasi-religious rites of “jabs are safe and effective,” “climate change is real and manmade,” “there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud,” “peace be upon him” etc?

[whythre]

It does seem to be a weirdly ritualistic way of quickly signifying that ‘I am on your team, I am not one of the crazy ones; however, I would still like to talk about [touchy subject] without you making baseless assumptions.’