The fact that someone disagrees with you doesn't make them ignorant or [whatever other insults from recent threads I've forgotten to list here].
This is a genuinely difficult problem with no clear answers or safe solutions. Let's discuss it like civil adults. That's something the bad guys can only take away from us if we let them.
I think the disagreements in these daily threads are a reflection of the Bulwark community at-large. We are a loose coalition of former Republicans, current Republican Never Trumpers, and moderate Democrats plus some liberals who hang out here because they like seeing conservative hosts beat up on other conservatives. The one thing that unites the coalition is the single-minded mission of defeating Trump, but the debate performance has divided us into camps. My dilemma is I see compelling arguments from each camp, although I'm starting to see that the Joe Must Go camp has the more persuasive argument. I'm still withholding total commitment until I see how Joe performs over the next few weeks, if he stays in at all. And you're right, we should agree to disagree in a civil manner, and I'm disappointed in folks who don't. The Bulwark is not 4Chan.
Nobody here is stupid.
Nobody here is crazy.
Nobody here is pro-Trump.
Nobody here hates Biden.
The fact that someone disagrees with you doesn't make them ignorant or [whatever other insults from recent threads I've forgotten to list here].
This is a genuinely difficult problem with no clear answers or safe solutions. Let's discuss it like civil adults. That's something the bad guys can only take away from us if we let them.
I think the disagreements in these daily threads are a reflection of the Bulwark community at-large. We are a loose coalition of former Republicans, current Republican Never Trumpers, and moderate Democrats plus some liberals who hang out here because they like seeing conservative hosts beat up on other conservatives. The one thing that unites the coalition is the single-minded mission of defeating Trump, but the debate performance has divided us into camps. My dilemma is I see compelling arguments from each camp, although I'm starting to see that the Joe Must Go camp has the more persuasive argument. I'm still withholding total commitment until I see how Joe performs over the next few weeks, if he stays in at all. And you're right, we should agree to disagree in a civil manner, and I'm disappointed in folks who don't. The Bulwark is not 4Chan.