The pills represent a choice between remaining in a state of blissful ignorance (blue) or accepting a painful reality (red).
I see what you mean when you say those meanings can be switched around though.
I personally disagree with the Democrats thinking they are right and I do rather have the painful reality but I just don’t think I should Identify the republicans with It,I mean the ones that follow IMO a liar In Donald Trump.
And I agree that people can make this political....
But who wants to admit they are wrong?
When you had to admit to God that you were a whole life failure....
Was it pleasant? (Absolutely not) Most people experience anger, disgust, frustration, horror, and deep regret. Nobody enjoys those feelings.
But where the political junk gets annoying is when it becomes impossible for either party to claim that the other party is right.
Student loan forgiveness is a prime example. Many of these loans were in default, not on the part of the people but the Government. Part of the deal is that if you take these loans and then become a schoolteacher or other altruistic worker that these loans are forgiven after so many years of payments. And they were not despite the many proofs submitted by the people. And Biden forgave them as the government was obligated to do so. (There were others as well)
But this helped working people...not a special interest group....but the hardest working and most productive members of society that were facing inflation.
The Republicans have wailed and cried over this "horrendous use of executive powers". When they should have just said, "good job looking out for people".
And seen to it to revamp the program to only cover STEM degrees afterwards. But instead they just say how bad the Democrats are for doing this.
Just saying....