"The next time you are trying to imagine why the people who disagree with you are actively promoting the destruction of all that is good in the universe [...] close your eyes and imagine what those people would look like campaigning against something that is a very bad idea. 99 times out of a hundred, you'll find that they look . . . well, exactly like they look when they're campaigning against your idea. And suddenly the whole thing is no longer so inexplicable, isn't it?"

This is our friend Stefan's sister's boyfriend, recounting a journey they took together to Poland.