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1. williamlweaver 🇺🇲 (williamlweaver@qoto.org)'s status on Friday, 31-Aug-2018 15:34:32 UTC williamlweaver 🇺🇲

   Hi, All,

   I have genuinely high hopes for a productive conversation here on QOTO.

   Putting aside the base hatred of things that are different (e.g., I hate President Obama because he has Black Skin; I hate President Trump because he has Orange Skin; I hate President Clinton because he is a Cisgendered horndog; I hate President Trump because he is a Cisgendered horndog...)

   Is there a basis for all of the personality bashing other than the Left hates the Right and the Right hates the Left?

   Is it naive to advocate for a Political Process that discusses policy affecting those being represented or do we simply invent technology that permits policy to be decided by determining who shouts the loudest?

   • 🎓 Dr. Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱 repeated this.
   • SecondJon (secondjon@qoto.org)'s status on Friday, 31-Aug-2018 15:45:10 UTC SecondJon

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     • 🎓 Dr. Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱

     @williamlweaver There were some issues last election where Trump and Clinton agreed, and both sides were using the issue as a wedge issue. It was ludicrous.

     I think this relates to something @freemo posted earlier - everyone seems themselves as doing what's right. But when the other side isn't just wrong/mistaken but EVIL, then there's no reason to engage in discussion of issues with them. If anyone who disagrees with me is a Nazi, and you don't engage in discussions with Nazis, you punch them physically or by bashing their personality.

     🎓 Dr. Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱 repeated this.