NEW YORK, NY Oct. 28 (DPI) – Eighty-one-year-old essayist Lance Morrow penned a refreshingly wise column on a long-dominant communication style in democratic politics: Exaggeration.

And it’s one that, a week before the 2020 election, is as dominant as ever:

Politics in a democracy is by definition a circus of exaggeration; it deals always in the dynamics of competitive myths. You can’t get your party’s myth up and running without exaggerating a little: You can’t have saints or demons, heroes or villains, without hyperbole to make them vivid. Exaggeration is the yeast that makes the story rise.

Most readers in the comment board were unable to suppress their partisan instincts, accusing their enemies of being they true purveyors of exaggeration. The top recommended comment: “To all the Never Trumpers, you’re still missing it.  Trump supporters take Trump seriously, but not literally.  Never Trumpers take Trump literally, but not seriously.”

But a few popular comments managed to get past the partisan rancor of the day, and instead opined on things like short attention spans, which seem to define the digital age:

Exaggeration and hyperbole are so effective now a days due to multiple factors: 
A.) Short attention spans
B.) Solipsism/neo existentialism 
C.)  An absence of foundational knowledge (practical wisdom) that manifests itself in a complete and utter lack of perspective.