Jessie, I won't press you on it, but although your comments were made to someone else, it was obvious to anyone that you were referring to me, if you take the posts prior to that into the picture. Sadly, I am all too familiar with human nature. I am not really offended by it, my skin is thicker than that. But your offering a hand in one post, and then a slap in the face with the other in a different post, naturally brings pause. I simply cannot allow the apparent contradiction to go unchallenged. Promotion of honesty is the intent. If we are to have a respectful dialogue, there is no place for two sidedness, or speaking out of one side of your mouth for one, and out of the other towards another, and one set of rules for your liberal brethren, and another set for your perceived enemies.
I repeat, it was my hope that this topic might bring the polarized sides together to examine whether there is a threat to both sides equally, a common threat to us all. If there is we have zero chance of stopping it divided. Indeed the gist of the article points out in thorough detail about this being the primary tool used for accomplishing their ends, sowing division pitting two sides against each other, weakening both. I must now consider the possibility that perhaps you actually support the concept, which is ok. I just again, would appreciate context and above all honesty, instead of insults. And now, consistency.
Again I do not intend to press you. I sort of landed a staggering jab and put you on the spot, and I have no wish to pile on. I made my point. Your reaction is unfortunate, in that you show an inability to be self-critical, and just as imperfect as the rest of us. I am not so self righteous as you might think, in that I can't step up in a humble manner and say "Hey, dude, I was out of line and I'm sorry." Goes a long way.
It's actually another insult of my intelligence to peddle the notion that somehow my interpretation of your comments to Floyd was "sensitive" meaning I presume, mistaken. No, for once, your message was clear, and your target obvious. You mention predisposition that those opposed to other's opinions are going to be hurtful, dialogue will be interfered with. On that point, I couldn't agree more.
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It is a stretch to qualify what I wrote to someone else and project the opposite of that on yourself. I don't think our instinct to share ideas for the purpose of understanding will work due to sensitive interpretation of text that just happens because text can't communicate well. If there is a predisposition that those opposed to one's opinions are going to be hurtful then this fear will interfere with any dialog. I wish you the best and hope you can take a step back to the posts where you offered mutual respect and then maybe we should stop there. I meant no disrespect toward you rather, I was replying to another and was referring mainly to other posts I've read from him and do see how this was construed as a jab toward you. You had challenged me to offer more dialog to support the brief summary text I posted and I thought I could start a dialog for mutual understanding. But the steps involved with my explanations will not be received well because it will challenge your viewpoints which could be hurtful despite that not being my intent.
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