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> we don't have any huge issues to face I couldn't disagree more: there are many huge issues at stake. Abortion, to cite one which animates both left and righ

> we don't have any huge issues to face I couldn't disagree more: there are many huge issues at stake. Abortion, to cite one which animates both left and right, and which is at stake in the fight cited at the top of the article over the current Supreme Court nomination. We adopt a certain indirection on HN so that we can avoid descending into political harangues, but outside of this context, people need to fight and fight hard for what they believe.

gallerdude 8y ago
It's semantics for sure, but I think huge issue != controversial issue. Healthcare or global warming (depending on which side you ask) may be the biggest existential threats to America itself. But even with those, I don't see polarization being too much of a road block for us to figure some solution out.
swingline-747 8y ago
Abortion is definitely a wedge issue.