One of my readers has recently challenged the possibility of dialogue between two positions with fundamentally different ‘frameworks’. Personally, I choose to continue to prioritise dialogue and the sharing of opinions.
But this whole issue reminds me of the famous Newman and Baddiel comedy sketch: ‘History Today’ where two stuffy old history professors attempt to debate a historical theme, a discussion that only ends up degenerating into childish insults against each other, and each other’s mums!
This was the sort of humour I was raised on as a kid – we spent hours tormenting each other in the classrooms with lines like: ‘See that old tissue filled with snot? That’s you that is’.
This embedded video is a nice ‘History Today’ example:
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Ha Ha! Got a big kick out of this clip - thanks for the laugh, Chris.
Heavens above, that's funny. And good on you, you hit the nail on the head: dialogue is a hell of a lot more productive than annoying insults which generally end as rhetorical and land on deaf ears.
Cheers guys, and yes,absolutely. Dialogue may not always suceed, but surely it must always be given a chance. If you liked this video, do check out the other couple on UTube. I like the start of the second part very much!
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