Kraichgauer wrote:
MDD123 wrote:
That's also the case in private, face-to-face life. One of my neighbors in my apartment complex is decent sort of guy, is fighting cancer, and so has to be on public assistance. He and I get along just fine - - till politics comes up. Then all of a sudden, he thinks the left might as well be out to destroy the country, and quite possibly has risen from the depths of hell. I've tried to tell him that neither he nor I am going to change the others mind, but he keeps flapping his gums as if he hasn't heard me. I have to think, this neighbor would be quite a bit more likable had we as country not been convinced that politics are a black and white issue, and that the other side is completely evil.
-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer
TBH, I was putting up with far right memes for over a year before I responded in kind, then all the others who hadn't said anything to begin with responded to me, it was a mess.
Thanks for the link Dox47, it's a shame that we've become so polarized, but like they say, the first step to tackling a problem is admitting there is a problem.
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26 Mar 2013, 4:29 pm
