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Agree to Disagree? (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by TokenBoomer@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

This is a microcosm for the greater issue: we have 2 groups of people living in the same country who continue to become further and further alienated from one another. Democracy cannot function when people no longer believe that their opponents are acting in good faith. It’s a prelude to secession or civil war.

[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Democracy cannot function when people no longer believe that their opponents are acting in good faith. It’s a prelude to secession or civil war.

And, when there's concrete evidence that a faction has not been acting in good faith for half a century at the least?

[–] Neon@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Funny, the other side says the exact same thing!

hint hint

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

One side has concrete evidence.

The other side just "says".

These are not the same.