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In reply to the discussion: I want to give a shout out to ProSense. [View all]jsmirman
(4,507 posts)the answer sometimes seems to be a resounding "no," judging from posts like this one. If posters celebrating this sort of behavior did, than crucial, core messages of the campaign seem to have been entirely lost on them.
Do you realize how much of the success of the campaign came from a clear policy advocating the willingness to discuss any and all issues rationally, fairly, and openly? Do you realize how much *this* is one of the core things that appealed to independents and people not already "sold" on one candidate vs. another?
Do you realize how much it was emphasized that one should DISCUSS the position, and absolutely examine and challenge the content rather than attacking, belittling, or casting aspersions on the speaker himself/herself???
What have we become???