The Opinion Police

One pressing issue of modern times is the lack of respect mortals are endowed with for the opinions of their fellow men. The Great and Mighty Presto wishes to preface this with one thing: this is not going to be an issue with just one side of the political spectrum, this is an issue with the entirety of the mortal population as a whole. Whether your a bleeding-heart liberal, or a hard-ass conservative, you don't seem to understand the other side has an equally valid opinion, even if you disagree with it. This is not to say you should not push for your opinion to prevail, or that everyone should join hands and frolic off into the sunset together, no, this is to say that while you disagree with one another, you should do so respectfully. Calling your opponent a conservative asshole or liberal hack is not the proper way to begin negotiations. This is exactly why  the political system is so polarized, and as long as this is the dominant sentiment, no matter who is in office or what current policies entail someone will always be unhappy with the current state of matters. The only way that we can possibly create an environment in which both sides could be happy about how matters are dealt with is if we can work together towards a common goal and respect the validity of the others opinions, This is not to say all opinions are respectable though, there are outliers, such as literally being a Nazi, fascist, racist, or general bigot, though while we should strive for a time those sentiments are not prevalent, at the time being you will have to deal with some mortals who aren't on the right track.