Okay, how about this. I can't speak for the UK, but here in the US this is such a divisive powder keg, people are afraid to even discuss at the dinner table with extended family. In many cases it's brother against brother, husband against wife. People who are sensitive to the underlying political tensions are censoring their ideas and thoughts to avoid the risk of offending (or worse). Marriages of 40 years have ended over this issue. Literally. Life long friendships, terminated. There are some commentators who rightly observe we are on the verge of a civil war here in the US. That may be an overstatement, but you get the gist.Posted by Daozen (here)
I still don't get why someone would spend hours and hours of their life angrily defending someone online, keeping a constant watch out for people who dislike Trump, and use the same strawman tactics again and again in threads. Some of the Trump defenders here must spend hours a week doing this....?
For why? For what purpose? Whence do they get their motives?
It is somewhat of a compliment that someone should have decided that Avalon is in need of such close attention.
Curiouser and curiouser.
Bottom line, I would say some people would disagree with you and say it isn't a waste of time to try to bridge the divide, to try to persuade friends and loved ones who are drifting further and further away from their world view to at least understand it. In my experience, 9 times out of 10, arguments, or divorces, or the termination of lifelong friendships are more about generated misunderstandings than they are about genuine political differences. For all intents and purposes, we all want the same thing....
Perhaps some people feel conversation and dialog are valuable where such a vicious divide exists and has been sown ? (probably by design by social engineers who are experts at balkanizing populations to manage the masses and serve their agendas).
Just my two cents... (and five minutes)...
Kind Regards,
T Smith