Is continual exposure to hateful propaganda child abuse?

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38. Sounds like a great idea

In order to be productive, each side would need to respect the other side's viewpoint even if they didn't agree with it. I doubt that Maddow plays any better in a conservative household than Limbaugh does in a progressive one, so taking the position that the Right's message to their kids constitutes child abuse would not be a good way to start.

Some on this board could maintain a level of respect in such a discussion, but I doubt there would be many. I'm sure the same would be true on Free Republic. I've seen so many references to Nazi's, fascists and racists on this board that the terms have lost their impact - with that mindset, I don't see any productive discussion taking place with the Right.

The biggest problem I see is the lack of civility and respect in political discourse. We need to get that back, but I don't know how it could be done.