“Question any significant part of this, and your moral integrity as a human being is called into question. There is little or no liberal space in this revolutionary movement for genuine, respectful disagreement, regardless of one’s identity, or even open-minded exploration. In fact, there is an increasingly ferocious campaign to quell dissent, to chill debate, to purge those who ask questions, and to ruin people for their refusal to swallow this reductionist ideology whole.”

and

“[Liberalism” a spirit that deals with an argument — and not a person — and that counters that argument with logic, not abuse…It’s a spirit that delights sometimes in being wrong because it offers an opportunity to figure out what’s right. And it’s generous, humorous, and graceful in its love of argument and debate.”

-Andrew Sullivan, in this article nymag.com/intellige… which challenged a lot of the recent narrative and singularity of public opinion that I didn’t realize I was adopting whole. Made me think.

The particular topic and timing aside, the vision of a spirit that delights in learning, debate, and wrestling with ideas—and doing so with grace, generosity, and good humor—deeply resonates with me. I hope it’s a marker of our company culture. I hope it’s a culture of my life and relationships. Of course, I always need to work on the “grace” part, especially when I allow myself to personalize ideas to me in a way that’s unhelpful and unfair. I like talking about “the spirit” that must be at work. I will get actual words and ideas “wrong.” But what is the spirit marking them and driving me?