Politics is not a religion, however a commonality that they both share are zelots. I consider myself a liberal and for being among the Republican Atheist group and hearing the views from the conservatives perspective some liberals have called me a trader, and others have called me two faced. I have lost friends over this, but I'm willing to sacrifice friends who are unwilling to support what I want to accomplish and I don't feel I need to defend myself, because my words have always done that. Here is what I see, we as Americans have split and there are too many on both sides who don't just disagree, they actually hate one another. Here is my question, is there a way to talk to one another? Can reason, empathy and humility on both sides fix some of this irrational hatered from both camps? If not what "possible" solution do you think might work?
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Why would people call you a "trader".....do you have a trading post or work on Wall Street?
SkotlandSkye
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June 8, 2018
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People say stupid things
@paul1967 ::::facepalm:::: I was trying to point out that the word for which you were searching is TRAITOR, not TRADER. A "trader" is someone who trades...i.e. on Wall Street or in a trading post. A "traitor" is someone "who betrays". Big difference.
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It's the spelling he's speaking of, Paul. I believe the spelling you were looking for was traitor.
@njoy_life_2 I prefer the pronoun "she"...seeing how I'm a woman and all that....
If you can’t even see where the other side is coming from, then you are the problem. If you think your opinion is the correct opinion, then you are the problem. If you are interested in changing others more than yourself... guess what?
indirect76
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June 8, 2018
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What I see from many on both sides is a ridged position holding which to be fair in some cases is necessary, but not across the board on every issue. Instead of people saying I disagree with that and here is why..., or let me do more research on that, they say, you're an idiot. What pisses me off, even more, is that when I press them harder on issues, it turns out they know next to nothing about what they're talking about except what someone told them or what they heard on the news.
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