But I'd like to suggest something different. I'd like to suggest that a big part of the problem with politics is with positions. I know this may sound odd or trivial or abstract to many of you. But bear with me for a minute. There's a door here we could walk through to a better world.
Politicians are like soldiers and debaters.
Soldiers and debaters take positions. You don't move. And then you win or lose. Platforms are what candidates stand on as they lob cannonballs, soundbites and spin-doctoring at each other. We can learn a lot about positions from the field of negotiation.