I appreciate you saying that, and apology accepted. And if I'm being honest, there were a few things I said that were intended more to get under your skin than to advance an argument (most notably, "widdle feewings".)
I'll revert back to what I said earlier: The only issue I ever had with you was the tone with which you responded to me. Ultimately, it's the difference between
disagreeing and being
disagreeable. I don't care if you tell me I'm wrong -- hell, I have someone in my life who has been telling me that pretty much every day for the past 15 years, and I haven't divorced her yet
It's when you go from "you're wrong" to "you're wrong because you're stupid", or "You're wrong because you don't actually believe what you're saying" that dialogue becomes impossible. Sometimes what we all need to do is extend people a little grace and put the best possible interpretation on their arguments rather than assuming the worst. I try to do that as much as possible (and often fail).
So if I were to apply that to your original post in this thread, what I would guess is that, as someone on the right, you've felt like you've been on the receiving end of a lot of condescension and false accusations from the left, all of which has made you less open to whatever they have to say. And if you feel that way, maybe a bunch of Trump voters do, too. Is that accurate?
There is still plenty there that I might disagree with, but I can at least understand where a view like that is coming from.
Anyway, I'm glad we were able to bury the hatchet, and as far as I'm concerned we're cool, but don't think that means if you insult me again, I won't (verbally) cut a ######