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Not really, no. I don't seek out evidence to justify my worldview. In fact, any time I come across something that reaffirms what I believe, my first instinct is to verify by checking multiple sources and waiting for confirmation that it's not just a lie. We don't think getting banned on a liberal or fascist forum makes us martyrs or justifies our worldview. Some people do it to harass fascists, but most MLs who get shutdown on other forums honestly were just trying to explain their views and were punished for it. The only times I've ever seen people banned in ML circles were for repeated instances of bad faith argument and harassment.
You may get downvoted to hell, but as long as you aren't being a thoughtless asshole, you're not likely to get banned, lol. Even if you are, you can appeal and will probably be listened to.
I'm not saying you're guilty of brigading or being an asshole to other sides or whatever, but all sides have assholes. Especially when there's effectively only 2 parties in America, there's gonna be assholes on both sides because being left or right or centrist doesn't mean you're any less of an asshole.
There is one party in America, the rich people's party, and they play both sides of the culture war.
Preach.