Part 2 of the transcript of the Google hangout conversation video by the heroic Kate Donovan

Al Stefanelli: [from previous] Nothing wrong with discourse, nothing wrong with disagreeing with each other. But when it gets to the point where it becomes toxic, it doesn’t help us at all. We’re supposed to be the reasonable ones. We’re the ones who are supposed to be able to rise above particular methods of particular arguments.

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Ian Cromwell: Based on what?

Ashley Miller: I think that’s ridiculous.

Al Stefanelli: based on my opinion.

Ian Cromwell: I got to tell you, Al, if you’re expecting any group of people to be totally rational about everything, you’re not being rational.

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