Political/economic identification survey

[palou]

VGPolyglot said:

palou said:

I think every issue should be viewed and discussed independently. Classifying yourself, or others, is only a temptation to make unjustified conclusions based on those classifications, and to subconsciously classify participants in the debate as allies or foes.

 

Yes, I'm not going to go very far, alone. Which is why I believe that we should consider *everyone* our allies in resolving political issues. The goal should not be to garner a victory for you "side", but rather to collectively improve our understanding of an issue, with the incite that every *individual* can provide. 

It makes sense for people to be classified as foes if their goals are different from mine. I'm not going to count a neo-Nazi as in ally, and rather than garnering a victory for my side, we can see what a loss would be if white supremacists gain more power.

I really don't think identifying clear foes helps in any manner. Even if they hold dangerous views.

 

If you disagree strongly with something specific, argue against it, say why, exactly, you consider the position dangerous.

 

Don't dismiss the person, as a whole.

 

Just because someone holds a bad viewpoint on one topic, does not mean that their viewpoint cannot be changed, or that their opinion on other issues is necessarily without value.