Today has been a bit heavy.
When did it become a normal and acceptable thing to start personally attacking someone simply because they have a different opinion than you??
I enjoy a good debate, I find them to be educational, and on occasion they even end up changing my opinion about the issue being discussed. There is a way to debate respectfully, people do it every day. Personal attacks are not needed to state your opinion. To be passionate about something is awesome, there are many things I feel passionate about that cause my emotional response to kick up a notch or five really fast.
If everyone had the same opinion about everything imagine how dull life would be. Most everyone can agree that some things are not debatable, abuse of any kind, neglecting kids, murder, theft.... I could go on and on, but I do not need to, you are all smart individuals and I am sure you are picking up what I am dropping down.
Most things can be debated intelligently and respectfully, but I do manage to get a bit carried away myself at times.
I had to get aggressive today, it is not something I am fond of doing, but it happens.
I get kind of protective sometimes for mostly good reasons. However, I too am only human and sometimes those pesky emotions make me get a bit intense. It all really boils down to the Title here "We don't have to agree on anything to be kind to one another". I would hope that anyone who knows me knows that I am open to discussing problems before they blow up into a full blown mess. I value people and their thoughts, and not to go all "Neegan" here but people are a resource.
You are important, You matter, You are enough.
Diversity is something that should be celebrated. Steemit and Discord has managed to educate me about many things that I was otherwise blind to. These things range from serious to fun, different cultures, current events in other countries, the different laws in different places, and also new music, food and art work. I am blessed to have met some fantastic people, some of them with opinions that were completely different than mine. Most everyone has been kind despite that differing of opinions.
Sidenote: You do not have to attend every argument you are invited to.
It took me years to get this through my head, but it is a valuable thing to remember.
Thanks for stopping by.
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