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As the thread is moving past its initial statements toward a more constructive direction, I'll comment here.
I don't see consensus as having ever been the way human beings came to any conclusions or decisive action. I see the execution of power and power brokering as the method that things have been acheived throughout history. Given that perspective, the differences among us are not significantly in necessity of resolution. Things progress as they will. What each individual can do is to look around and see who his or her allies are and who the enemy is. From that point, there exists only tactics and strategy. To the victor go the spoils. Fortunately, in a relatively civilized situation, this tends to become an increasingly enlightened process over time. Ultimately everyone benefits from enlightened self-interest.
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