Clarification: This is in no way about eliminating politics from TFP. Re-reading my starting post, I can see how some might think that this is where I'm headed. It's not. I'm just trying to gather and share thoughts about productive modes of discussion - and it was prompted by the excerpts that I put in the starter post. Many interesting ideas have already been posted, and I appreciate that.
Please don't take this discussion as a sign of impending doom. As I said before, I'm just soliciting some opinions about how we relate to each other when we reach the point that we can't relate to each other. (doesn't make sense, does it?) Sorry to cause alarm, it wasn't intended.
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