Ever since the internet became so popular political discussion has devolved into repeating the same lines as some political influencer while silencing everyone who disagrees.

This isn’t even unique to one “side”. In my home country it’s the people who call themselves conservative christians who have the most support and you’re wasting your time trying to talk with them. They assume you’re some woke agent on the payroll of some Jewish billionaire.

There’s a difference between having a different opinion, being misinformed or being malicious on purpose, but everyone assumes the latter for some reason.