Reply #34: Well Said, Sir [View All]

[The Magistrate]

Pragmatism serves me for moral principle, and we seem to share a practical view here, whatever theoretical concerns may move us.

It does seem to me, though, that agitation claiming an essential identity between the parties tends rather to play into the hands of the enemy, by acting to depress voting frompersons of more progressive and less views, as well as providing a disincentive for persons who genrally "tune out" on the process to engage with it.

The proper line would aim to heightened the perception of differences, even where these are, in fact, small. That would engage more people and, more importantly, engage them more passionately.