Can’t help but wonder if this discussion isn’t just a microcosm of the win-at-any-cost mentality that currently infests our political system.
Most (some) people here will remember the phrase “the loyal opposition”. That phrase reflects the idea that even though we may have differing opinions, in the end we all play on the same team. The goal of politics was not to win at any cost, but to get the other side to the table to hammer out some compromise. Not necessarily a pretty sight, but it DID work, for well over 200 years. As Otto Von Bismarck once observed, “no one should ever watch laws or sausage being made”. But the end result, of done well, is pretty palatable. Not a feast, but at least you won’t get indigestion.
Today? Nope.
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