Common ground is extremely difficult to achieve when people refuse to see other viewpoints. For example, I have condemned awful behavior on the left even though I am liberal. I have yet to see any condemnation by members here who are more right or center-right on awful behavior on the right. I've literally prompted people to see if they would condemn disgusting acts committed by people on the right and every single time there was zero condemnation. Therefore, it's only me condemning bad behavior on the left and absolutely no one but fellow liberals condemning bad behavior on the right. That has to change or we can't even start to reach common ground in this forum. It cannot be this one-sided.
Same here, I thought what Kathy Griffin did was appalling, but it was a form a free speech. The right, especially on this forum, does not condemn violent anti-muslim/minority violence on their side and just avoids discussing it.
Also there is a lot of shilling for better Putin/Trump relations, even though Putin's country oppresses gays.