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Originally Posted by desertgrandma
no no no......No bitch slapping here. If you knowingly start a 'hot button' issue, you must be prepared to endure the heat it ensues. "Getting tired" is not an option. There will always be two sides to an issue, and both sides will feel they must prevail. So continue on your quest to inform/enlighten others of your beliefs. But don't expect smooth sailing.
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Well, actually, it was me who started the rant.
Politics and religion and lifestyle changes tend to degenerate in discussions. I feel that we are taking our cue too much from pundits on TV who seem to feel that, by yelling loudly enough, their points will be seen as having the greatest merit. Seeing this on TV leads us, then, to emulate this in our own lives.
Ralph and Steve probably do not have that much that they disagree with one another. For instance, neither would like to have another terrorist attack on US or any other citizens anywhere. Neither would like to live in poverty. Neither would want to see their children or relatives die of starvation.
The solutions to our current problems are there to be found. I believe that with all my heart. The first problem is to find ourselves in agreement on just what the problem is. can we do this while being upset with one another? No we cannot.
My original post was about being glad that we will be soon having a new administration. Any new one. I am happy about htat. Because the last two administrations have been about being divisive and nasty toward those who do not share your opinion. Both candidates now seem to be of the mind that we need to engage in dialogue, rather than in conquest of ideas. That is a good thing.
Steve and Ralph: I challenge the two of you to present the other's point of view in open forum and keep refining it until the other has been able to say, "Yess, that is what I am saying." If you do that and find that you need to fight, then have at it, fully understanding the opposition's point of view. You will find such an exercise to be informative. You can flip a coin to see who goes first.