But I genuinely am interested in foreign policy and economics. So, I like hearing from folks like Dope who have a very different set of beliefs and expectations about how the world works.

Sure. Me, too. I was referring to the patience you exhibit when someone isn't understanding your point and/or misrepresenting it, even after you correct them for the [insert number here] time. I will not speculate on whether it's deliberate, or genuine. If they are otherwise civil, I tend to give the benefit of the doubt. But your patience shines through.

I'm not. Because my kids are mostly giving me reasons why they shouldn't have to unload the dishwasher or why it's the other one's turn to walk the dog. Those reasons are sometimes entertaining or creative, but I don't really care much about discovering some new excuse to get out of a chore. Lol.

Heh. Welcome to parenthood. We only had the one. Bill Cosby, before he was put on everyone's excrement list (yeah, I'm really old), used to say that if you only have one kid, you don't have "children". A completely different dynamic. You have to have a lot more patience because you not only have to deal with their interactions with you, but also with each other ("tell him to stop touching me!"; waving hands very close to the sibling "I'm not touching her!"). :-)