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Originally Posted by Ratman
I would be interested to see an example of common ground for its own sake. I can't think of any instance where an individual or our legislators have compromised a winning position and given something away when they didn't have to. In my mind, holding an intractable goal is not bad (eg; Middle East Peace, balancing your personal budget), but inflexibility in achieving that goal is unproductive.
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I agree with Ratman on both counts. Compromise isn't surrender, it's mutual acceptance of partial victories and submissions to achieve a solution that's better than where you started. It's what Congress does every day. The art of the compromise is to discover when to stop fighting, because the fight alone can devour resources that would be better spent elsewhere.