Just gotta sprinkle some respect in the topics... simple.Animal
R*E*S*P*E*C*T
You know what that does for me .....
now
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Politics.
by Englishman 24 Replies latest jw friends
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Stacy Smith
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Aztec
There is no problem with political debate. Debate does not mean name calling and denigrating someone else because of their beliefs. It means presenting your opinion and backing it up with facts. As long as mutual respect is shown by each "side", and those of us in the middle, it shouldn't be a problem. I tend to get along with people on both "sides" and agree with some on some issues and others on other issues. I don't dislike someone just because I don't agree with them on an issue. That would be to throw away all that I like about that person and only take issue with one part of them. I've never met a single person who agreed with me on everything.
I miss Focus. He (assuming Focus was a he) was supposed to tell me which class wasn't a real class and stopped posting before telling me. I still want to know.
One last thing I want to say: People seem to be overly sensitive. There is no such thing as the 'right to not be offended'. If someone explicitly tears YOU down that is one thing. Seeing others tear down your ideas is not something to be offended at. I have done such a 180 in the last ten years. And then I went 90 degrees back in the opposite direction. My views are ever evolving. I have many people to thank for that. Watching and participating in debate on politics and religion is the main reason for that.
~Aztec
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Aztec
Stacy, HA!
You know what that does for me
It's supposed to be "Find out what it means to me". I know you knew that. Sistah Aretha appreciates it when we quote her appropriatly.
~Aztec
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Stacy Smith
It's supposed to be "Find out what it means to me". I know you knew that. Sistah Aretha appreciates it when we quote her appropriatly.
Damn it, I'm sooooo white bread
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imallgrowedup
Gopher -
As long as people don't go into attack mode
That is great in theory - however some think they are being attacked when they aren't. It all boils down to ...
Seeing others tear down your ideas is not something to be offended at.
Some take it far too personally, and that's when it gets out of control and the name-calling starts.
Bradley -
Pot. Kettle. Black.
I can't believe I am saying this, but I agree with you!* At least in the broad sense. The truth of the matter is that BOTH sides are right sometimes, and BOTH sides are wrong sometimes. Politics in general - not just here - but everywhere - IMHO - is the perfect example of why Jesus said:
How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,' when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye. Luke 6:41-42 NIV
Again, as Bradley said:
Pot. Kettle. Black.
How many of us are willing to remove our own planks? My guess? Not many, because most of us would say that we don't have one - the other side does! And we're right back where we started.
I'm tired of all this animosity. How do we go about getting a declaration of a truce?
growedup
* Maybe there is hope for some after all - I never thought I'd live to see the day that I agreed with something Bradley says!