Nancy Pelosi tells people the Catholic Church’s view on the beginning of life and abortion are always changing (btw, I could give a shit about Catholicism), calls Trump supporters “henchmen,” etc. Nobody has to manipulate me into thinking she’s evil - she does a damn fine job of that all by herself.

Frankly, making claims that a billionaire pays less in taxes than I do is evidence of you being manipulated. I have yet to see evidence that any billionaire, paying the same tax type that I do, pays a lower dollar amount. If they manage to lower overall percentage paid through deductions or by paying mainly capital gains taxes, that’s a problem with the tax code, not with them.

A more interesting (and more accurate) question is, for example, if you’re a white male, why would you be in favor of government giving away your tax dollars based on skin color, religious affiliation, sex, or sexuality?

In short, no I don’t consider myself manipulated, because I’m not. I judge Nancy (and Mitch, and Chuck, and the rest) based on what they say and do, not on what somebody tells me to think of them, or based on a comparison against what somebody told me to believe.