Ask HN: Can you posit some examples of civil discourse? I understand this is not a political forum and am not looking for your political opinion rather examples of effective communication. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DvmLMUfGss Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr.: Vietnam and the Intellectuals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_discourse I am aware that: "Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon. Ideological or political battle or talking points." and also: "We ban accounts that use Hacker News primarily for political or ideological battle, regardless of which politics they favor. " But would be interested in what makes effective dialog in your opinion. other discussions (Buckley): https://hn.algolia.com/?query=William%20F.%20Buckley&sort=byPopularity&prefix&page=0&dateRange=all&type=story (Chomsky) https://hn.algolia.com/?query=Chomsky&sort=byPopularity&prefix=false&page=0&dateRange=all&type=story I am not interested in your opinions on the specific speakers or their point of view. Rather examples where each speaker is able to communicate their point of view to the best of their ability within a context that allowed for a dialog. |