Do you guys think conservatives are more willing to get along or do you think that leftist are more willing to get along?

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[–]makesyoudownvote 7 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

I used to think left.

Then I used to think right.

Now I am not sure even moderates do. It's so fucked.

Culturally we have lost the ability to listen or grow. We have isolated ourselves into bubbles of like minded people and forgotten how to have heated but civil discussions.

That's what I love about saidit so far. I can argue with all the far right anti-semites and they are surprisingly better about taking it and arguing back than even the more moderate on sites like reddit.

[–]AXXA 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Well said. I often find myself spending more time encouraging people to debate civilly and rationally than I do actually debating. Being able to disagree and debate civilly and rationally is the very foundation of democracy. It's like we've almost lost the soul of democracy.

[–]makesyoudownvote 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Exactly this. We have lost the grease of democracy. The gears are falling off as we speak as a result.