And with that, I have accomplished my goal of this thread:
We comprise a public of interested individuals, conservative and liberal, who seek to discuss issues and acknowledge that the viewpoints, though disagreeable, are necessary to the process overall. It seems elementary but much of society doesn't seem to understand this basic building block of our society.
Go forward, citizens, and evangelize this among your like-minded compatriots especially. Point-to-point social media has reshuffled the deck and a new pattern of edifying discussion needs to be re-built... by US.