(06-29-2020, 11:02 AM)Lucky2Last Wrote: I'm fine with the idea that you shouldn't build your own identity around most ideologies, but even that is an ideological concept that defines a person. I think you can make exceptions for some ideologies and must make it for religion (just because I think you can't really be religious without that being your identity). I'm not fine with saying that certain ideological positions shouldn't be attacked. All ideologies are not equal, and I showed that in my post above. Socialism is one of them, whether you agree or not. It's caused more death than any ideology in the history of the world.

The reason people didn't have problem mixing politics 50 years ago is because the central question was one of federal or state power, and there was enough individualism for people and candidates to speak their mind on any issue. You didn't have homogeneous political classes. Now you do. Solved another problem for you.