Etiquette



DP Etiquette

First rule: Don't be a jackass.

Other rules: Do not attack or insult people you disagree with. Engage with facts, logic and beliefs. Out of respect for others, please provide some sources for the facts and truths you rely on if you are asked for that. If emotion is getting out of hand, get it back in hand. To limit dehumanizing people, don't call people or whole groups of people disrespectful names, e.g., stupid, dumb or liar. Insulting people is counterproductive to rational discussion. Insult makes people angry and defensive. All points of view are welcome, right, center, left and elsewhere. Just disagree, but don't be belligerent or reject inconvenient facts, truths or defensible reasoning.

Saturday, August 1, 2015

State's rights proposal

IVN (Independent Voter Network) has published a Dissident Politics article that proposes experiments in states' rights as a means to try to reduce partisan animosity and distrust, thereby possibly reducing federal government gridlock. The article is here: http://ivn.us/2015/07/29/end-washington-gridlock-time-experiment-states-rights/.

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