“Disagree as much as you like about the issues, but prejudice, bullying, name-calling, threats of violence and obvious lies are forbidden” are excellent ground rules for a debate in theory but what to do if prejudice, bullying, name-calling, threats of violence and obvious lies are a party platform?
Classic American political dialogue is premised on the idea that we share fundamental values but disagree on how best to promote them.
I haven’t believed this for a while. Other than “I prefer to be alive and not dead” and “I like pudding,” I do not share values with these people.
