I agree with the last paragraph here. Each faction is eager to provoke misinterpretations in their own favor to the point where it's difficult to carry out a di

I agree with the last paragraph here. Each faction is eager to provoke misinterpretations in their own favor to the point where it's difficult to carry out a discourse with someone from the other side of the aisle; words in common use by any faction are injected with taboo by the faction's enemy, making it so people end up arguing past one another without ever realizing it. We need to work on promoting common understanding and a common corpus of non-inflammatory definitions (i.e., the "charitable" interpretation of the other side) so that we can get back to the work of friendly political engagement and discussion. We must not be so quick to ostracize, mock, or dismiss those with whom we don't agree. It's usually not too hard to be sympathetic to their position if you strip away the political manipulation promoted by those who stand to benefit from divisiveness.