"Let’s put ideology aside for a moment."
Let's try that statement in various scenarios, and see how they'd play out...
- Adam and Eve after they ate the apple, talking to God: "Let’s put ideology aside for a moment"
- Charles Martel on the eve of the Battle of Tours: "Let’s put ideology aside for a moment"
- Charles de Gaulle, deciding whether to fight the Vichy French against the Nazis: "Let’s put ideology aside for a moment"
- Dwight Eisenhower on D-Day: "Let’s put ideology aside for a moment"
Nah, I don't see this as a worthwhile point to argue from...