Quote Originally Posted by Ash View Post
I think the essential thing I am disagreeing with is your misanthropy. Look, there's nothing wrong with you aspiring to a higher level of political engagement, where engagement is defined in terms of an intelligent, balanced, nuanced, informed* analysis. I would like that too but I don't tip back the other way and decry everyone as stupid because the level of engagement is not as high as it might be.

The thing is, I know plenty of people who consider themselves smart and informed, but who I often disagree with when it comes to political outlook, largely because their primary source of information* is The Guardian.

* A problem for me is a lack of balance and breadth in the range of views discussed in the most highly-consumed media sources.
Although, bemoaning the absence of debate is a good way to avoid showing youself up by actually engaging in one.