Why is it that we have lots of commentators who claim to know the oposing side's mind? They assign motives to their every action. Often it is the worst motives in order to demonize them.
How can they know? Is there a human trait I don't have that all of them do enabling them to read minds? Somehow I feel inferior because I can't read minds. I read tells at the poker table, I read intent when someone takes a swing at me (not in a very long time.)
Maybe I am wierd bacause I can assign as many positive motives to the other side as I hear negative ones. Maybe it is easier to assign negative ones, but it always ends up with a view of "what is the nature of being human" that is contrary to the one I hold.