Re: That's a great question.

of life. Most people want to live happily and peacefully with their families, friends, and neighbors. We need to remember, embrace, and celebrate that commonality. As Americans, we share an even more special bond, based on what should be a solemn belief in and commitment to our constitution.

It's perfectly normal to disagree about the best ways (policy) to achieve and maintain all of that. Any relationship demands tolerance and compromise, as long as common respect is maintained. When we become intolerant and let those diagreements become more important than the things we have in common, it all starts to fall apart. By all means stand your ground when needed, and always voice your opinion, but if you don't get your way, don't hate; talk about it and realize the person you disagree with is not your enemy.

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Jul 21, 2024, 8:11 AM

woman?" What was once common agreement and common sense is endlessly argued because we have allowed the lunatics among us to have ever more of the microphones and political influence.

IMO, it really boils down to the infection of the postmodernist view that have largely influenced this inability for people to agree on anything. That and the dumbing down of our politics into echo chamber cheerleading squads have brought us to a point of utter disagreement.

The postmodernist philosophy that used to be confined to the halls of cooky academia now runs rampant among much of the credentialed elite and is particularly strong among radical activists whose grip over a political Party gives them the power and propaganda mechanisms to argue their irrational and ridiculous positions.

The very nature of post modernism is that "reason" and "truth" don't really exist as everyone has their own "truth". Truth, facts, historical norms, and accepted cultural standards are all considered "subjective" to the point of being irrelevant or of no consequence. To the postmodernist 1+1 can equal 3 or any other number depending on your "truth". Postmodernism in it's extreme would result in absolute chaos and the destruction of a society.

So when facts and truth no longer matter - what used to be widespread common sense and common agreement are now routinely at odds with the ridiculous and irrational.