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It feels like I haven't had a respectful discussion of differing ideas in... 10 years?

And half the time, political discussions aren't about the merit of the ideas being discussed, they always end up being about how much one party or another is too disdainful to even listen to.

And to be clear, I do occasionally find myself guilty of this.

It feels like I haven't had a respectful discussion of differing ideas in... 10 years? And half the time, political discussions aren't about the merit of the ideas being discussed, they always end up being about how much one party or another is too disdainful to even listen to. And to be clear, I do occasionally find myself guilty of this.
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[–] • 2 pts

oh no, i used a word didn't approve!

[–] • 4 pts

oh no, i used a word didn't approve!

and discourse degrades to mockery...

[–] • 2 pts

You are absolutely right, I just felt like you were trying to edit my words, and I didn't like that, because it hurt my feelings.

[–] • 4 pts

You are absolutely right, I just felt like you were trying to edit my words, and I didn't like that, because it hurt my feelings.

You are absolutely right, I just thought like you were trying to edit my words, and I didn't like that, because it hurt my thoughts.

FTFY.

[–] • 0 pt

Discussion of feelings is for faggots and women. Men discuss difficult points that have concrete concepts. Not feelings.

If I asked you to analyze a poem I post you won’t tell me how you fell about it or how it makes you feel. You will dissect it for its form, function, prose, style and if it follows the Rules set forth by the composition of the type of poem it follows.

Take that and apply it to conversations.

Feelings aren’t what people debate.