Nuance is a trait that often, I believe, is lost amongst much of political debate. It encompasses the ideas that people can, and actually do, believe completely contradictory claims to be true, and it is very difficult to show him/her that this is the case. I think the loss of nuance is pertinent in many different areas of politics, but in this diary I want to zero in on the always hot-button topic of abortion as my example.
George Tiller's assassination definitely exemplifies the loss of nuance on the abortion debate. This, however, is not the direction I intend to take the diary. I want to look forward and for nuance by using President Obama's recent speech, and Andrew Sullivan's recent series from all sides as a guide.
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