Consider person X, who has taken public positions on various issues. Not black-and-white things like puppies or genocide, but issues on which there is ongoing debate. Not all of his positions match yours.
What is your reaction?
- Well, I disagree with X on rather a lot, but there's common ground on subject Y, so there's potential for cooperation, and maybe he could eventually come around to my way of seeing things on some other matters.
or
- X doesn't agree with me on subject Z, therefore he is evil, and I must shun him and call for the excommunication of all who fail to do so!
Which of these is most conducive to building a civil society?
Which is associated with intolerant eliminationists?
What is this "mirror" of which you speak?
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