I appreciate your candor. Your points seem simple and are yet worth noting. I appreciate the way you framed and worded your reply, as it takes a difficult topic and explains the issues without resorting to generalities. It gives more light than heat, to invert the common expectation.
The current mode of public discourse incentivizes reactionary rhetorical swipes at the expense of debate itself. Wedge issues perform an alarming amount of work under these conditions, and once constructed, they continue working even in the absence of effort by their originator.
Do you have any recommendations for readings on topics that seem relevant to your views or points made in this discussion, or that are perhaps adjacent?
The current mode of public discourse incentivizes reactionary rhetorical swipes at the expense of debate itself. Wedge issues perform an alarming amount of work under these conditions, and once constructed, they continue working even in the absence of effort by their originator.
Do you have any recommendations for readings on topics that seem relevant to your views or points made in this discussion, or that are perhaps adjacent?