Why I'm NOT interested in "listening" or "understanding" MAGA

[TheProle]

38. It's understandable and it's often personal since they are the other major party nationally.

However, diplomacy and co-existence often require us to listen and sometimes even cooperate with those with even abhorrent ideologies.

Iran's government, for instance, is homophobic, sexist and anti-semitic, hangs gays from cranes and funds terrorism around the world.

We still talk to them and negotiate with them. Democrats rightly skewered the right when they feigned outrage at President Obama's suggestion that he might sit down with Iran.

Going into a bubble might be satisfying as an individual, but in the grander scheme of things, it stalls progress.