*on a cute morning coffee date with a perfectly nice person* my brain: don’t say it don’t say it don’t say it ffs please do not — “I truly just believe capitalism is the greatest force for good in human history”
it's not an identity thing imo, it's a rhetorical device. "i believe" in [x] softens the statement, acknowledges others may believe in something else. "god is real" is way more aggressive on an atheist's ear than "I believe in god".
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Why obscure disagreement?
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soften, not obscure, and because this leaves more room for common ground
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