I am torn between two impulses, though I lean toward the latter most of the time instinctively.
First, I see great value in partisanship, message discipline and working to win all the time.
On the other hand, I believe that the truth, however useless it is in actually persuading opponents, is important in understanding the world.
So there it is. There is a conflict there. Am I walking a straight thin line or am I vascillating?
Is this a place to talk among ourselves or is this an organ of propaganda? A little bit of both?