Intellectual Debate

Last night my homestead was the site of a really cool conservation, with an incredibly diverse group. My father was over and some friends came by to say hello, as well as to enjoy our first visit with our friend Mario since his return from Iraq. What ensued was one of the most interesting, passionate, and opinionated debates I've been privy to attend.

Everyone was pretty respectful, which was great, but you couldn't have had more divergent viewpoints. You've got a hard line Bush republican, a returning Iraq vet, a radical pacifist, and a host of others all along the political spectrum.

I don't know that anyone solved anything, but we all had open minds and certainly tried to see it from each other's view. If anything, I was mostly a spectator. To be honest, I kept guarding against anything spilling over to an actual argument. It never did.

Great night.