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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Count Down [View all]Maedhros
(10,007 posts)101. You posted this:
Each of our life experiences and current situations will result in our interpreting the democratic candidates differently. If we then take the stance that our opinion is right, and represents the entire truth, and is the only truth, it makes meaningful discussion impossible. It leads to OP/threads that, by no coincidence, mirror the televised republican debates, with cheap shots and insults.
A reasonable paragraph, at first glance. Yet it assumes that we are only arguing about preferences or opinions, and doesn't apply to instances of demonstrated fact.
For example, if someone posts that "Bernie Sanders refused to meet with BLM activists", and actual evidence is posted showing that he did meet with them, it's fair to take the stance that one is correct based upon the evidence - even in the face of passionate opposition that insists that the contrary is true.
I do not think it is accurate to depict the disagreements between Hillary and Bernie supporters as simply a clash of opinion. For the most part, the friction between the two groups results from repeated false assertions from Hillary supporters and the exasperation that results from having to prove them wrong AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN.
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Nicely said. K & R .. you have hit upon a key difference in Dem vs. GOP candidates.
Persondem
Nov 2015
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Nov 2015
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