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That implies that election is not about values or politics, but rather which candidate is more prepared and better at the abstract skill of "debating". There i

by belorn 8y ago

That implies that election is not about values or politics, but rather which candidate is more prepared and better at the abstract skill of "debating". There is some major amount of cynicism to that world view, and I prefer to behave as if the world did not exist like that.

dagw 8y ago
Far from it. I believe that values and politics are very important and specifically because of that we have to get away from overvaluing the traditional debate format which does nothing to effectively highlight either.
- belorn 8y ago
  So the obvious question is then, how do we change the debate format so that we can discuss hate speech away. I don't think banning is a working debate format.
  - dagw 8y ago
    I wish the answer was as obvious as the question. Honest answer is that I don't know what will work.