Revisiting the BBQ Pit- Boon or Bane?

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@Martin_Hyde

The thing that I wish more lefties would recognize is that the conservatives that actually are willing to talk to you aren’t your real enemies.

Yes, not all are.

But some are:

@Martin_Hyde

it’s a den of mentally ill leftists, always has been, always will be. Most are simply bleating, stupid sheep.

@Martin_Hyde

I have spent years thinking about how this developed,

Generally contempt from the right for those on the left. Treating those like a hive mind, or like sheep, or disingenuously making assertions of fact and then demanding that those assertions be accepted and justified.

Discussion cannot be had when one side claims that any disagreement with them makes them the victim. It’s a constant refrain from the right, “I’d be reasonable with you, if you’d just agree with me.” That’s what is seen as “compromise”.

@Martin_Hyde

I think the SDMB is one of the few places on the internet that semi-civil conversations between left and right still occur.

Yes, there are a few people on this board that tend towards the conservative side of the spectrum that have made good contributions to the board. They are valuable members.