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Dialog on parallel tracks will always continue. This is really just another thread. My personal follow-through is in place. I'm not going to continue to debate a universal health care initiative because I have offered that issue as a compromise in the interest of moving forward and also as evidence that my mind is not fixated on past positions. Concomitantly, I see a willingness in myself to be more accepting of human-services initiatives, in general, and not to be simply doctrinaire in rejecting them out of hand because they conflict with some simplistic unyielding assumption.
Thinking is not how the world gets changed. Debating things is also not how the world gets changed. People reaching across the limitations of their own barriers, re-thinking their positions in the light of larger contexts, and creating realistic options is how the world gets changed. In other words, our own self-imposed limitations are what limits our ability to see and come to terms with the views of others.
Along with the above, a benefit revealed by a more respectful tone in our interactions is inevitable for those who are willing to rethink their positions and give more credit to those who oppose them. This in no way obviates "heated discussion."
There's a difference between cooking something and burning it.
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