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Mariss's avatar

I chair a committee at work that makes decisions by consensus. What I've observed about consensus is that folks have to come to l the discussion with an openness or willingness to change their mind based on what they hear, otherwise they'll be dug in on their opinion. If the folks who want to debate are coming to you in good faith, with that openness to changing their mind (even a little bit -- consensus isn't about agreeing about every detail), go ahead and join in. But part of the reason why we are polarized is because people are not open to changing their minds and admitting they might have had incomplete or incorrect information, and if that's the case, no debate will help the situation.

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Robert Kapsis's avatar

You’d be wasting valuable time.

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