I Hate Politics

Also if we were living in 1864 he would be enslaved as a black man too.

@JaggedLittlePill Exactly.

@JaggedLittlePill it would be cognitive dissonance if your assumptions were correct in using the Hitler example....bad example and I don’t agree with this bc we are now crossing the criminal line. Let’s also not magnify this any more than what was stated. My reference to friend doesn’t mean everyone with a political belief can do whatever they want- there are boundaries. At a high level- I don’t think it’s right to discount someone based on their political beliefs....this also goes with their race, religion, gender, sexuality and physical attributes (You know...the main ones covered under harassment). That’s what I mean. And who said I sided with a racist...again bad assumption/example. I’m talking about basic decency and respect offered to other people that are allowed to have their own political opinion. We’re not saying that the country must be all rainbows and unicorns with unification of all political beliefs and everything is always peaceful. We’re saying there’s a better way to go about this than aggression and constantly attacking your neighbor for their political beliefs bc your personal opinion differs. That we work so hard to hate one another just for this one thing when there are others out there that want us dead just for our nationality alone- they don’t care which side of the political fence we fall on. What if you’re not one of the ppl in the example below that mouths off and says crazy crap, but just happened to tell you that they are a “x” and thus far have been pretty peaceful and allowed you the floor to air your opinions without judgement? Does this person deserve the right or wrong speech too? What’s next...do we tell this person their religion is wrong? Where do we draw the line when it comes to respecting your neighbor for their political beliefs if they have not personally attempted to oppress or offend you?

@bijouxbroussard That's fair lol. I know it's a weird question, but may I ask where you think I stand on all of this, although you may not entirely care? haha.

@LookingForSomethingNew Honestly, I don’t know, although it’s obvious to me that you’re trying to appear neutral and objective.

@bijouxbroussard That's good to hear because I am trying to appear neutral. But ofc, I have a side, as we all do. And I generally agree with absolutely everything that you've said, but I believe for different reasons. That's why I'm curious to learn more about your perspective :P

@JaggedLittlePill I believe right and wrong matter, but not as much as how we feel. I know that is contrary to general belief, but we are emotional creatures. If we believe we are being challenged, we will defend our ideals, even if we may feel we may infact be wrong. And so, if being right isn't enough to persuade this country, but being empathetic can have the ability to persuade one another more effectively, then shouldn't we care more about how we feel over who is right?

I'll extend an olive branch. In an ideal world, we should prioritize who is right over feelings, but this isn't the ideal world, unfortunately :/ I think caring more about how we feel is what would lower our guard enough to listen to what we each have to say and ultimately lead us to our ideal greater priority of who is right and who is wrong.