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Re:Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders? by enraged_camel on Friday August 23, 2013 @03:15PM (#6265700)
There's a huge difference between being willing to discuss and debate ideas, and being actually open to changing one's opinions on the subject.
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Re:Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders? by bhauer on Friday August 23, 2013 @04:29PM (#6266065)
I suppose. But those two notions are related, and I think appealing to an interest to discuss and debate honestly without fear of jumping to name-calling is a peaceful way to go about changing minds. I absolutely will never change minds if I belittle my adversary.
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