re: #423 Slumbering Behemoth

I disagree. I think the “Magical” part of the “Magical Balance Fairy” is intended to proscribe a certain amount of unreality, or magical thinking on the part of the accused.

/that, and the “Fairy” part as well.

No, “magical” relates to balance, not to facts.
Like:
- The GOP is anti-choice and misogynist.
- But what about the fact that this, this and this D are involved in anti-choice legislation? Doesn’t that mean Democrats are also anti-choice and misogynist?

The example of MBF above illustrates such “balance”, which, as if by magic, ignores the actual weight of parties in anti-choice legislation.

On the other hand, here’s an example that is less MBF’ish:

- The GOP is anti-choice and misogynist. Only the Democrats are good guys.
- But what about the fact that this, this and this D are involved in anti-choice legislation?

While this still somewhat ignores the relative weight of anti-choice activity, it is at least a response to what might be seen as a whitewashing and undue praise of Democrats (although it can be seen from the another perspective, i.e. ignoring the outliers and focusing on the pro-choice majority, which is quite normal in politics).