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How do you square your statements of "If we want the other side to understand, we have to speak to them in a way that they’ll understand it." with "If I were
by abduhl 6y ago
How do you square your statements of
"If we want the other side to understand, we have to speak to them in a way that they’ll understand it."
with
"If I were to believe that parts of the country were truly and deeply corrupt, why would I want to remain intact with that? Don’t you cut tumors out." and "I’d probably conclude that you are someone in power trying to keep the status quo and maintain power. I’d be pretty unlikely to consider your arguments at that point."
- gretch 6y agoI was playing the role of many possible counter-arguments to the parent comment. None of the views I expressed were actually representative of me. I was saying 'if I believed...' because I think many people on the other side actually believe what I put out there and if parent wants to make change, he/she'll have to acknowledge it. I personally don't actually believe that the country is irreparably divided and I try to bridge divides when I see it. But I'm sure millions of americans are jaded beyond that point and take the positions I offered in my original comment.