Supposedly, elephants trekked to a house to mourn a human

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56. Then you're part of the problem and not part of the solution

There is a dearth of critical thinking in the U.S. that is allowed to perpetuate because there aren't enough people saying "stop, that's nonsense" when they see nonsense. Instead, nonsense is congratulated and lauded as if ignorance is a trait to be admired. Or, we're admonished to keep our thoughts to ourselves when attempting to point out nonsense so that we don't hurt someone's feelings.

It may be cruel for an adult to finally admit to their child that Santa Claus doesn't exist, but it's a necessary cruelty. It's part of the maturation process to abandon the sort of magical thinking that leads to the nonsense pointed out in the OP. Unfortunately, magical thinking affects both conservative and liberal - it's a disease that knows no political boundary - so calling into question another DUer's progressive credentials because they defend reason and sanity is silly and a little offensive.