The Politics of Understanding

If you believe you can’t trust the Democrats, why would you think you can trust the Republicans? The concept that ideology drives actions or that actions define ideology is invalid. We must be very careful about our definitions, as two people who differ in opinion could be using different definitions for reference. If you truly want to discuss something and understand a perception, agree on the assumptions you’ll use for reference. Without that you just have people pretending to care. This is why we must talk things through.