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Ok, point taken. It depends on context, if people are in the mood for constructive discussion in the first place. What's interesting is that Lincoln and the Re
by Synaesthesia 11y ago
Ok, point taken. It depends on context, if people are in the mood for constructive discussion in the first place.
What's interesting is that Lincoln and the Republican Party in the 19th century fought to democratize industry, they condemned wage labour as wage slavery.
- dalke 11y ago"if people are in the mood for constructive discussion in the first place" Partially, yes. But even if they are in the mood, an antagonistic first comment can change the mood. Calling a preferred form of government "weak" can easily be seen as antagonistic, and it sets up the initial discussion to be about the correct term, rather than what you want it to be.