Sometimes it feels like we’ve lost our ability to talk to people who are different from ourselves. Call me old-fashioned, but I like to think that people can always find some common ground if they keep an open mind, even if they don’t vote for the same politicians or both adhere to the same anti-Marxist, anti-intellectual worldview. If you don’t agree with my point of view, or believe that a scourge of cultural and social decadence poisoned the Weimar Republic in the 1920s, let’s talk about it! It’s called a conversation — look it up sometime.
It’s funny, but when I was growing up, they used to teach us that talking to someone who doesn’t share your point of view was a good thing! We used to welcome a spirited debate and never shied away from controversial topics like whether or not the Aryan master race was descended from the lost continent of Atlantis. But I suppose in these modern times people would rather avoid “unpleasant” subjects than have a real discussion with any substance. Then again, maybe I’m just an anachronism from a simpler and more racist bygone era.