Modern political discussion: is this the new norm?

@MistyCee Just keep trying to laugh. We are all good people, and most of us fall somewhere in the middle in our views, and are able to see both sides. We have to remember that laughter and kindness cause people to listen a little harder, while rudeness and insults do the opposite. I think our nation needs political healing, and people from every viewpoint can do the "laying on of hands." Flies, honey, vinegar...LOL!!!

@MistyCee Come on! A Trump supporter calling for reasoned debate. You have to admit that's funny.

@WoodyAq If you are enjoying yourself, then I have done a good deed.

@4meAndyou Indeed.

By the way, the Chinese Wall didn't do shit to keep out the Mongols.

On the other hand, have you ever seen a Mexican in Beijing?

@4meAndyou I hear you, and agree, basically, but in addition to honey, I sometimes like a garlic sauce, or even a picante with a little more spice.

I'm perverse enough to enjoy bantering back and forth, testing the depth and breadth of our differences and that special joy when we find we actually agree on something we didn't at all expect to.

It doesn't have to be a debate, even. What I most enjoy in conversations is the back and forth interaction, the sharing, the reactions, and the magic that happens when two people share parts of themselves.

Conflict, in the proper context, can be really special with a well matched "adversary" as long as it's a game both enjoy playing.

@WoodyAq LOL!!! That is a VERY powerful catapult they are using nowadays...LOL!

@MistyCee I feel the same way...honey, vinegar...wait...substitute lemon juice.. garlic, parmesan cheese and a little bit of italian seasoning, some salt, some pepper...JK. That's my recipe for salad dressing.

Since most of the politicians are being such enormous a-holes right now, it might be up to US to decide what sorts of compromises would suit all of us.