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Originally Posted by Seaver
The point of this is not to make you justify either one's philosophy, but to understand it.
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Understanding is required for justification. I understand the conservative ideology in that I do not demonize conservatives (in general, potentially I will demonize a specific conservative if that is the only productive means of discourse). I understand it and I find it to be entirely wrong. The articles assumption is that much of the conflict is due to misunderstanding. In my case, that is not accurate. The conflict exists because I am entirely opposed to the actual mentality of a conservative.