Reddit mentions of Polarity Management: Identifying and Managing Unsolvable Problems

Read the post above the one I was replying to. What you did was skip to the 4th part of that, which would cause the person you are trying to converse with to immediately withdraw, even though your points are valid. It's a common problem with how people debate things and is part of the reason why we are in a giant mess politically. Folks find it is easier to attack than it is to understand the positives of the other point, validate the negatives of their point, before going into discussing their positions before finally discussing the negatives of the other view point. I don't disagree with your points, I was trying to provide an example of what would be said when trying to balance a polarizing discussion.

I'd highly suggest reading up on polarity management as it helps even with items not so politically charged:

http://www.uuce.org/assets/McKandersHandout.pdf

http://www.jpr.org.uk/documents/14-06-19.Barry_Johnson.Polarity_Management.pdf

https://www.amazon.com/Polarity-Management-Identifying-Managing-Unsolvable/dp/0874251761

It's the best tool I have found in by professional and personal life to finding balance in any and all highly charged disagreements. It's easy as heck to do too since it is kind of a fancy pro's and con's list, but the key is keeping an open mind and not allowing your polarity to take over the other person's. It makes it much easier to get your point across and be open to the merits of their point.