Political discourse in 2024 is simply and entirely centered around the Friend/Enemy distinction. Everything else is based on this or is a consequence of this, and nothing else matters, not truth, facts, accuracy, sanity, etc.

Bump, however pitiful a person and pathetic a liar, is a Friend of the Regime™, ergo he is always right, most especially when he is wrong.

Matt et al, no matter how strong his case or his argument, is an Enemy of the Regime™, ergo he is always wrong, most especially when he is right.

This is the basis of Soviet America, our current and future home.