Writing reflects your inner most thoughts reflecting the true you. Most of us do some reflection before pushing that submit button but is it always necessary?
The key here in my view is the philosophy of the receiver. I personally like to see posts from people who won't hold back.
I lived in a state where I found people to be polite but less than honest. It was the cousin of political correctness both stifling communication and hence understanding and finally agreement or at least compromise on the issue at hand. I make this point because today's young people actually believe that name calling is their argument. "Your a (-----------) end of argument.
One can be polite but direct and in fact, I believe a responsibility carried by all who desire communication.
Some people take umbrage at others honesty or dishonesty name calling acute differences in religious or political views but I personally relish it because it creates some very interesting conversations
I say this with some caveats you have to be careful taught to control your emotions. You have to be tough skinned. You have to be open to new ideas and the fact that you may just be wrong. You have to understand that other people think differently than do you.
My childhood rearing demanded we discuss religion and politics and that we remain cerebral and support our positions. and yes some debates got very heated but we all understood at the end of debate we would join in celebration. But what this did was to make us less rigid about our thinking as be gospel. Think back over the years and haven't your views changed on some issues? I still have my core values but I have been enlightened on so many issues that thinking back I laugh at myself for the backward thinking in my earlier years......and here I am referencing last week
