Although in reality this particular posting was not so much about elections as about their coverage, a meta-discussion. But it leaks into the discussion.
is talking about elections [...] could in any way damage your prospects in this country? No, I don't think that is imaginable at all. It's just that I hate to see how reasonable people turn into... Rephrasing: I hate to see what some of the normally reasonable people tend to turn into. It's like the elections season appears to be for humans what the mating season is alleged to be for male elephants: a period of temporary madness.
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Although in reality this particular posting was not so much about elections as about their coverage, a meta-discussion. But it leaks into the discussion.
No, I don't think that is imaginable at all. It's just that I hate to see how reasonable people turn into... Rephrasing: I hate to see what some of the normally reasonable people tend to turn into. It's like the elections season appears to be for humans what the mating season is alleged to be for male elephants: a period of temporary madness.