Idiots in the classical greek sense. They dont want politics really, it means compromise over purity and dealing with who can get what you think to other people and moderately shares your priorities. Power above principle, influence over purity. Means they cant have a simple world so they retreat into some moral absolutism they dont even follow. Cuckservatives do this

F probably attacked Mc to spare S. His have done what S did so he almost certainly doesnt care. He wants to be on S's program again. And he is right to