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Originally Posted by graciegirl
I was very much not into the political forum because at that time it was dominated by a couple of really strong personalities that bashed and beat up people verbally. At least that is how it appeared to me.
In the last week the climate of our entire country has changed in a not good way and for the first time in my life I am mad about the race issue. I always thought I was fair and kind of open minded. Last night Piers Morgan made me so upset that I could hardly sleep.
I think these discussions have been therapeutic to all of us and I am very pleased about the way most posters have presented their views and I admit I have had my opinions changed some due to their articulate presentations.
We need somehow to help each other through this time that appears to be the threshold of something awful.
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Gracie! Thank you! Once again you are the voice of reason!
I think your post hits the nail on the head on why I felt the need to reach out to my friends on the forum by starting this discussion. I also believe that the climate of our country has changed in the last week, and we may be on the threshold of something awful. Apparently, we are not alone in that thought... I haven't slept well in several days.
That may be the reason there have been so many threads and so much discussion on TOTV relating to the recent trial and assorted issues. People need to discuss with friends what is happening. Other viewpoints often help us deal with our emotions. These kinds of issues seem to divide our citizenry, not unlike political issues. Thanks to Village PL, I now agree that the author of the posts are not making it political, perhaps it's the reader (me!) who read them that way.
And thank you all, friends, who have taken the time to calmly and eloquently discuss the issues... it really helps those of us who are having a hard time with this.