No. I thought it rapidly deteriorated into name calling (“liar liar”) and ended with each one talking at each other at precisely the same time. I have no issues with debates at all & was not expecting a discussion, but this sadly and to my great disappointment became a mannerless brawl. A code of respectful conduct would have been great, especially because they share areas of agreement. I would have liked to hear two differing sets of ideas about how to deal with the problem of DEI. What I heard was noise.
I don’t think we heard the same podcast!
I listened to two scholars debate the complexities of identity politics on college campuses.
Which one do you listen to? :-)
Both. Would you really define that as a debate?
I do. With this criteria: “argue about (a subject), especially in a formal manner.”
Did you think it was more of a discussion than a debate?
No. I thought it rapidly deteriorated into name calling (“liar liar”) and ended with each one talking at each other at precisely the same time. I have no issues with debates at all & was not expecting a discussion, but this sadly and to my great disappointment became a mannerless brawl. A code of respectful conduct would have been great, especially because they share areas of agreement. I would have liked to hear two differing sets of ideas about how to deal with the problem of DEI. What I heard was noise.
Yes, I would agree that it got a little heated at the end... but the majority of the debate seemed polite to me.
Maybe I need to listen to it again :-)