I think we’ve probably all practiced rationality enough to talk politics now without degenerating into shouting matches
I disagree.
Politics is something we’re wired to care about waaay too much, and “talking politics” is just not a good idea.
ETA: I avoid political discussions for my own sanity.
By talking politics, I meant talking meta-politics.
Oh, I think that’s probably fine. If by meta-politics you mean something like political philosophy. Like, “Fascists believe X” “No they don’t, they clearly believe Y, which is inconsistent with X”
“No they don’t, they clearly believe Y, which is inconsistent with X”
Then… so? They are ists. ists believe inconsistent things all the time! That’s how they signal how truly ist they are. @#%$ing ists.
I attempted to type up a humorous response and found it to be not very humorous, and then my touchpad ate it. Feel free to imagine a funnier response.
I disagree.
Politics is something we’re wired to care about waaay too much, and “talking politics” is just not a good idea.
ETA: I avoid political discussions for my own sanity.
By talking politics, I meant talking meta-politics.
Oh, I think that’s probably fine. If by meta-politics you mean something like political philosophy. Like, “Fascists believe X” “No they don’t, they clearly believe Y, which is inconsistent with X”
Then… so? They are ists. ists believe inconsistent things all the time! That’s how they signal how truly ist they are. @#%$ing ists.
I attempted to type up a humorous response and found it to be not very humorous, and then my touchpad ate it. Feel free to imagine a funnier response.