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Murphiroth posted...

"Just talk to the people that hate you and want to murder you :)" talk is disingenuous at best.

Don't talk to those folks then.

But there is a difference between someone who wants to literally murder someone because they are blinded by hare, and someone that is just ignorantly voting against a policy that probably could use their vote.

I don't see the logic in trying push everyone away, rather than bring them into the fold.

Edit: I think I'm going in circles at this point. I understand that not everyone is going to agree with trying to open a dialogue with the opposition, but I defiently do. From my own personal life experiences, I've seen it work, which is why I try. But I also recognize that sometimes its just a mission to nowhere. The person I quoted mentioned me being former "pals" with some less than desirable folks. Although I would challenge the "pals" label, part of the reason why that is mostly a valid statement is because I do want to open that dialogue, and do believe that people can change their perspectives -- but its also proof that it doesn't always work.