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The only way to have a real discussion is to realize that both parties
think they are doing good, and that the question is one of
perspective on right and wrong.

For liberals, consider that Bush didn’t wake up every morning thinking he’d
get rich and make the world hate us. No. He woke up thinking he’d help the
world, and that people would love him. Conservatives should consider that
Obama doesn’t wake up thinking of how to destroy America; he genuinely
believes he’s improving it.

So call them stupid. Call them foolish. Call them misguided. But don’t call
them evil, as true evil requires the desire to do evil.

The moment one starts believing the other side intends to be evil,
the conversation is over. Instead, you must accept that both of you are
trying to achieve what you believe to be good, and so the goal should
be to determine–in objective terms–what right and wrong actually are, within
the context of our shared human struggle.

Until we can work from within this type of common moral space we have little
foundation on which to form a productive political debate. ::