Paul Graham wrote a very well though out article on why debating politics, even with the best intentions, is extraordinarily difficult.
More generally, you can have a fruitful discussion about a topic only if it doesn't engage the identities of any of the participants. What makes politics and religion such minefields is that they engage so many people's identities.
Paul Graham wrote a very well though out article on why debating politics, even with the best intentions, is extraordinarily difficult.
More generally, you can have a fruitful discussion about a topic only if it doesn't engage the identities of any of the participants. What makes politics and religion such minefields is that they engage so many people's identities.