tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post1712107049494033482..comments2023-05-03T04:30:21.758-07:00Comments on NCFocus: David Roberts, "Climate change is simple.."Anna Hayneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15176850465809297298noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-83282121414238591492012-06-22T19:47:39.644-07:002012-06-22T19:47:39.644-07:00For the record, I do believe the Republican party ...For the record, I do believe the Republican party has gone off the rails, science-wise, and that this is a big problem.Anna Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15176850465809297298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-35788645878987488792012-06-21T16:45:48.133-07:002012-06-21T16:45:48.133-07:00Thanks Don. But how will people in an alternate-r...Thanks Don. But how will people in an alternate-reality cocoon be exposed to other views? And how will you find the holes in your own thinking, if not from exposure to someone who thinks differently?<br /><br />(Yes, some are incorrigible, but even then, you can still learn from them, to a point.)<br /><br />On the other hand, if even in person it's still a hostile dialogue or being used inAnna Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15176850465809297298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-13053431027156666942012-06-21T05:15:54.782-07:002012-06-21T05:15:54.782-07:00That "reaching out" you hopefully speak ...That "reaching out" you hopefully speak of reminds me of the old adage, "He who turns the other cheek gets hit with the other fist"<br /><br /><br />And, for what it's worth, there is at least one school of thought that holds that partisanship is a GOOD thing:<br /><br />"Renowned political scientist Alan I. Abramowitz presents [in his book, "The Disappearing Don Peltonhttp://sierravoices.comnoreply@blogger.com