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I find if you can get anyone to consider the tradeoffs of things they believe, that alone makes it possible and worthwhile to have a conversation. But those peo
by whitegrape 11y ago
I find if you can get anyone to consider the tradeoffs of things they believe, that alone makes it possible and worthwhile to have a conversation. But those people are rare. (I think Rich Hickey noted this is even a problem in programming language flamewars...)
- clock_tower 11y agoThat's certainly true -- although I can hardly say that I have a gift for it. More often, I've found that discussing almost any issue results in me making concessions and the other person not doing so; I'm trying to lean the other way and hopefully reach a suitable balance. This article left me more ticked-off than it should have; I think it's because I got the sense that the author valued consensus and national cohesion more than he valued any ideological question. If the article had said, "we're at war, but remember that chivalry is a good thing," I would have simply agreed; instead, he quoted Lincoln.