By now I have accepted that if I want to engage in a sensible, polite, political discussion, I need to go to Yellow Fever Forum and look for "Zawada". :-)
I agree with Doloras that political polarisation makes it hard to talk openly and exchange ideas with respect for others' views. To paraphrase The Orange One, "there are lots of good people on both sides" of the political spectrum even if we may think they are bonkers if they have opposite views from ours.
I used to think that the polarisation was a particularly USA phenomenon, due to their two-party system, but now came to accept that this is a modern societal phenomenon present in most parliamentary democracies with good access to the internet.
I agree with Doloras that political polarisation makes it hard to talk openly and exchange ideas with respect for others' views. To paraphrase The Orange One, "there are lots of good people on both sides" of the political spectrum even if we may think they are bonkers if they have opposite views from ours.
I used to think that the polarisation was a particularly USA phenomenon, due to their two-party system, but now came to accept that this is a modern societal phenomenon present in most parliamentary democracies with good access to the internet.