Earlier I liked to debate with people with opposite views. There was a certain art to the idea. Nuanced points were conceded and while of course we retained overall individual viewpoints, we became richer in thought process. As opposed to now, when I almost dread debating.
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How do you debate someone (educated, comes from a good family) who says stuff like "Aurangzeb ke descendants ko desh se bahar nikalna chahiye" OR "Who cares if Pragya Thakur is voted, Modi became PM" Is this compromise of secular sentiment & democratic values even debatable?
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Not giving anyone a moral lecture here. But ruing the fact that nuanced complex arguments of LW/RW are now reduced to "Screw minorities, fuck constitution, forget democratic processes" - there is no debate in such ideas. I will never learn or gain anything from these exchanges.
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I have started insulating myself from these discussions (and people) because I am afraid I will also become dumbed down in my debate approach in this process. I read as much as I can. I chat up with like minded people on subjects ranging from politics to culture to religion.
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A handful of those who I always debated with a decade back - people from opposite side of spectrum. I still debate with them and you know what is the beauty of it all? Despite the crazy onslaught of dumbed down viewpoints, they haven't changed. Preserving the art of debate
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