Democracy is predicated on idea that enough discourse will yield common ground. Serious question for believers: ever seen that happen once?
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Replying to @Doct_Pavel
the constitutional convention was 55 people who all knew each other and had just gone through a war together
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Replying to @alicemazzy @Doct_Pavel
Doesn't happen with Normies who've been debating topics like abortion and immigration for decades with no success at all.
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Replying to @KANTBOT20K @Doct_Pavel
right, I'm arguing necessary preconditions include: less than dunbar's, strong camaraderie, and a...
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Replying to @alicemazzy @Doct_Pavel
..desire on the part of all to privilege cohesion in service of higher goal above any particular issue
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Replying to @alicemazzy @Doct_Pavel
The fact that these folks were also the meritocratic elite didn't hurt either.
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