Flawed perceptions hamstring real debate and progress

Politics & Elections
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As I have dived into this with a new determination the last few days (a desire to find the truth and reach deeper than party divides and have real debate) I found there is a fundamental perception issue that is making the kind of conversations I want to have almost impossible: The right perceives the left as lazy and entitled and arrogant. The left see the right as greedy, reckless (funny how conservatives have come to be viewed as the reckless ones) and without compassion.

We must break through these flawed perceptions and start talking. The greater we, not just you and me.

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Isn’t greed one of the fundamental principles behind the right-wing philosophy? OK, call it by a prettier name if you want, but “enlightened self-interest” is the same thing as “greed”.

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I would consider greed to be excessive self interest (excessive being defined as unhealthy to the system). I believe their is a healthy and important level or ‘greed’, I’d call it ambition, perhaps.