There are times when you need to dig deeper whether you want to or not; politics, religion, and law all come to mind. Of course these would be the three taboo subjects for any friendly "debate," primarily because the criticism can be emotionally charged because everyone thinks they're right. These are the times we all need to agree to disagree. These subjects deserve some degree of emotion but, at the end of the day, you all need to shake hands and understand whatever may have been said in the spirit of the first definition of criticism, may have been laced with a bit more emotion than was needed. In this spirit of debate we all can come back to the table down the road for another round and keep the lines of communication open, and constructive.
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