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Originally Posted by cbg150
Civil discussion and respectful disagreement with one's neighbors is the very essence of what it means to live in a democratic society. When did we become so fearful of discourse? Perhaps we are stuck in this polarized society because everybody is so wary to share one's principles and listen to (and try to understand) their neighbors convictions too. Politics is not evil, close-mindedness is.
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BRAVO!!!
I wouldn't say that the close-mindedness is "evil".....if somebody wants to live only in their stubborn head that wants to hear only their own opinion, they have a right to be such.
To me the problem of close-mindedness is that it deprives a person of fact and reality that can change their life and society's, opening up all kinds of possibilities for interaction and constructive exchange, conversation and involvement with others.