Venn Diagram Political Debate

Then be paired with others that may disagree with you on some subjects, but share common views on others.

I think spirited discussion is a good thing, but it's hampered by tribalism, insults and outright hatred.

This is solely for those who enjoy discussing subjects. Your discussion with somebody starts off with a Venn diagram style outline of the other person's views as the starting point.

One example might be, in a pandemic situation, person A believes that the law should require face masks in public but doesn't believe police should arrest you at your home and lock you up if you're sick. Person B also believes face masks should be required but thinks people should essentially be arrested if they're sick.

The idea is, no time has to be spent on the face mask question and the debate can get right to the point following an outline where person A makes their point, person B makes theirs.

I think the basic philosophy of starting with "Well, let's start with where to we see eye to eye on the subjects before discussing things where we may differ." is a good way to talk about things. This might minimize mindless barking of insults which really is a pointless use of time that drives people apart without really achieving anything.