Discussion on an open forum is how things get done without visiting grievous bodily harm on others in order to force your world view on them. Without civil discourse you resort to barbarity. Or in this day and age, passive-aggressive caltrop laying while thumbing your nose at people and then talking crap to your friends in private. =P
The point is that 'debate' or just polite conversation where two people are discussing $thing is productive. Always. Even if someone doesn't like what they are talking about or finds the topic 'uncomfortable'. If the individual finds said topic uncomfortable then it is the responsibility of the individual to remove themselves from the discussion and return later; not expect other people to revolve around their arbitrary feelings. That is not the way things work and it is likely not ever the way things will work as long as common sense prevails.Â
Being made 'uncomfortable' by someone's conversation, to me, is just a way to try and shut down discourse and control a narrative by preventing it from happening. It's just a really crappy way to behave when others are having a discussion. Now if it's just two jerks beefin'? Then yeah tell them to stfu and go to their corner. Otherwise act as civil as they are and either enjoy the debate, participate, or bow out.
The point is that 'debate' or just polite conversation where two people are discussing $thing is productive. Always. Even if someone doesn't like what they are talking about or finds the topic 'uncomfortable'. If the individual finds said topic uncomfortable then it is the responsibility of the individual to remove themselves from the discussion and return later; not expect other people to revolve around their arbitrary feelings. That is not the way things work and it is likely not ever the way things will work as long as common sense prevails.Â
Being made 'uncomfortable' by someone's conversation, to me, is just a way to try and shut down discourse and control a narrative by preventing it from happening. It's just a really crappy way to behave when others are having a discussion. Now if it's just two jerks beefin'? Then yeah tell them to stfu and go to their corner. Otherwise act as civil as they are and either enjoy the debate, participate, or bow out.
