Simply stated, it is sagacious to eschew obfuscation.
I've come to learn there is a virtuous cycle to transparency and a very vicious cycle of obfuscation.
The mark of a mature, psychologically healthy mind is indeed the ability to live with uncertainty and ambiguity, but only as much as there really is. Uncertainty is no virtue when the facts are clear, and ambiguity is mere obfuscation when more precise terms are applicable.
If you're defending a lie, you can only defend it with obfuscations and other lies. You can't defend a lie with the truth.
Paradigms of Republican vs. Democrat or Conservative vs. Progressive have been designed for obfuscation and entertainment.
