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Originally Posted by DaveZ
pol·i·tics
/ˈpäləˌtiks/
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noun
the activities associated with the governance of a country or other area, especially the debate or conflict among individuals or parties having or hoping to achieve power.
Conflict and debate are uncomfortable things but why be close minded or judgmental and demand an echo chamber of your beliefs from friends and neighbors? How can you grow in that way? Who appointed me judge over right and wrong thinking? Why can’t I laugh when I find out something new and that I was wrong? Why is deep thinking without the use of media opinion exhausting if not impossible between acquaintances today? Why should I be embarrassed to learn at least what someone feels and choose to be passive aggressive instead? Our own judgement isn’t infallible and leads us to isolation. Political discussion on its face isn’t evil, rather it is a way for citizens or peoples affected by government outcomes to limit the chaos intended by those who actually practice politics in obtaining power from us.
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I do not consider the situation to be a political divide.
Many years ago, I served on a board of 16 people. One aggressive member, in order to have more influence, played on the raw emotions of a part of the board, and did it at every opportunity and loudly. Those of us who had some procedural differences only, were finally split by the ongoing chaos.
Political divides, normally, never reach the point as we are reading on here. They can be discussed and understood.
The raw feelings that are being played out right now, are not political, and I might add, importantly, have no political solution.