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RE: Why good people have bad politics
I've been saying for years our politics would be better if we made it a habbit to debate the issues like people debate their favorite sports teams.
I can respect opinions counter to mine when they are informed opinions.
Eh a little to much emotion and tribalism in sports though.
An informed opinion goes a long way though
As opposed to the lack of emotion and tribalism in politics?
nope. the idea is not to replace one type of tribalism with another.
Not sure if getting rid of tribalism is even possible though.
Attention is the key. If your neighbor likes the democrats and you like the republicans and you guys talk politics on a regular basis, my hope is these talks lead both of you to become more informed on the issues. Doesn't mean emotion can't come into it, we are creatures that feel emotion, it should mean however that facts .ur leading to certain emotions, rather than our emotions being the primary factor in who to vote for.