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(I fixed the spelling)
As I always say to the point of Ad-Nauseum, I think that mutual respect towards each other's POV on politics needs to be paramount for it to work. For instance, when I think of politics, I try to use the root of the word, polite, as a base for my discussion.
If we could keep that as the operative paradigm of the thread, then that would be a big help. I know that takes the "fun" out of it for some people, but then we don't learn anything from each other.
There is a fantastic scene from Chicago Hope where Mandy Patinkin is arguing with a lawyer that has taken over the hospital. The camera is doing a 360 pan around the actors as they go at each other. Finally, the lawyer runs out of arguments and just say something like "jerk". At that point Mandy says "I win" and walks away. I love that because the moment one of the debaters is reduced to name calling, he or she has "lost" the debate.
CarloSW2
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