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by Wolfenstein98k 520 days ago
You're already doing it.

There are legitimate arguments on both sides of these issues.

Couching the Outgroup's opinion on X as "erasing" or "killing" or "dehumanising" just precludes understanding.

Religious conservatives do this with abortion for instance. Is it constructive to say that Freedom of Choice advocates actually "support murdering babies"? Does it help, or is it just in-group signalling?