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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump
« on: May 10, 2020, 02:33:14 PM »QuoteReade has said she was struggling to find a lawyer to represent her.
Wigdor suggested Reade’s struggles to find representation were because of “politics,” according to the news source.
“I think highly of a lot of these people,” he told AP. “These are my friends and colleagues, people who I respect, but they tend to be Democrats or liberals, and they were not interested, because of that, in representing Tara Reade.”
Sounds pretty clear to me. Liberals 'protect their own'.
Guy gives opinion on something
Tom: I now know The TruthTM!
As with almost ever story, the real reason is somewhere in between. Some probably don't want to risk the political backlash, some are motivated by dollars, some don't think the case holds water, some don't want to ruin Biden's chance of getting elected, etc...
I agree that in complicated multi-faceted situations, there can be several competing interests and interpretations.
But I respectfully disagree that the truth is always “in the middle” with both true and false opinions from both sides.
To take a silly example, suppose I say that I am a banana. And suppose you say that I am not a banana. Is the truth somewhere in between?
Am I a half-banana?
Sometimes people are just incorrect in their statements, and to seek compromise on each opinion (not saying this was what you were implying however) dilutes facts and truth according to whomever offers the most outrageous claim.
Rather, I propose seeking compromise with the debate process itself, and be willing to acknowledge claims the other side makes that are factual, in order to find common ground and preserve civility.
Just my two cents.