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Originally Posted by jimjamuser
Debating is a centuries-old (maybe since anthropological time) method of conveying GOOD information and allowing the audience to learn and draw better conclusions than without debates. Socrates and early Greek states LOVED debates - it was a cornerstone for their early DEMOCRACIES. lincoln debated at a key point in US History.
.......The proof IS in THIS pudding........would a person rather live in a society with low or zero debates - aka a Dictatorship. Or a society that ENCOURAGES debates.....aka a Democracy. Be careful what you choose and wish for! Today, it is important!
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What do you think "mandates" are? They are a form of "dictatorship" because someone else is making your decision for you and you have NO choice. That ain't no Democracy that I know of.