Can people ever be united?

[Anomalism]

I like people. I respect them. I admire them. I’m proud of how far we’ve come, through adversity, impossible odds, and countless challenges. But sometimes it feels like we fail to see our connectedness. We’ve learned to fear, distrust, and even hate each other. The thing is, your enemy isn’t inherently evil. They just grew up in and understood a different world than you did. So I wonder, can this ever be repaired? Are we doomed to division and hatred, or is it still possible for humanity to unite, to discover our shared bonds?

 

[Captain Creeper]

I think it would take another war to unite us right now. But it would have to be someone we can all hate in unity, like Russia or China.

 

[Chuz Life]

I like people. I respect them. I admire them. I’m proud of how far we’ve come, through adversity, impossible odds, and countless challenges. But sometimes it feels like we fail to see our connectedness. We’ve learned to fear, distrust, and even hate each other. The thing is, your enemy isn’t inherently evil. They just grew up in and understood a different world than you did. So I wonder, can this ever be repaired? Are we doomed to division and hatred, or is it still possible for humanity to unite, to discover our shared bonds?

Ewww.

I want to shower after reading that.

 

[Thinker101]

I think it would take another war to unite us right now. But it would have to be someone we can all hate in unity, like Russia or China.

Bernie and/or Walz is not gonna like that.

 

[martybegan]

I like people. I respect them. I admire them. I’m proud of how far we’ve come, through adversity, impossible odds, and countless challenges. But sometimes it feels like we fail to see our connectedness. We’ve learned to fear, distrust, and even hate each other. The thing is, your enemy isn’t inherently evil. They just grew up in and understood a different world than you did. So I wonder, can this ever be repaired? Are we doomed to division and hatred, or is it still possible for humanity to unite, to discover our shared bonds?

Some things the right has already compromised on far too much, and we got more and more bullshit as thanks for it.

How can you compromise with people that think women can have penises and expect everyone else to do so?

 

[Anomalism]

Some things the right has already compromised on far too much, and we got more and more bullshit as thanks for it.

How can you compromise with people that think women can have penises and expect everyone else to do so?

We don't all have to agree on everything. We just need to respect each other and understand that a different mindset isn't necessarily evil, just the product of a different life.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

I like people. I respect them. I admire them. I’m proud of how far we’ve come, through adversity, impossible odds, and countless challenges. But sometimes it feels like we fail to see our connectedness. We’ve learned to fear, distrust, and even hate each other. The thing is, your enemy isn’t inherently evil. They just grew up in and understood a different world than you did. So I wonder, can this ever be repaired? Are we doomed to division and hatred, or is it still possible for humanity to unite, to discover our shared bonds?

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An old quote -- "They told us there can be no peace between us, then act surprised when we act like there can be no peace between us".

That kind of person has no capability for uniting.

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[Anomalism]

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An old quote -- "They told us there can be no peace between us, then act surprised when we act like there can be no peace between us".

That kind of person has no capability for uniting.

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I wonder what Jesus would say about all of this.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

Some things the right has already compromised on far too much, and we got more and more bullshit as thanks for it.

How can you compromise with people that think women can have penises and expect everyone else to do so?

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There is no unity with that.

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[martybegan]

We don't all have to agree on everything. We just need to respect each other and understand that a different mindset isn't necessarily evil, just the product of a different life.

Respect ended when the left decided as a mass that only their views are allowed, and all others have to be silenced.

You can't negotiate with people who don't believe they need to negotiate.

I use this statement all the time: "The right thinks the left is retarded, the left thinks the right shouldn't exist"

Some mindsets are evil, and when faced with it, ignoring the evil just leads to your own destruction.

 

[Woodznutz]

I like people. I respect them. I admire them. I’m proud of how far we’ve come, through adversity, impossible odds, and countless challenges. But sometimes it feels like we fail to see our connectedness. We’ve learned to fear, distrust, and even hate each other. The thing is, your enemy isn’t inherently evil. They just grew up in and understood a different world than you did. So I wonder, can this ever be repaired? Are we doomed to division and hatred, or is it still possible for humanity to unite, to discover our shared bonds?

We need to agree with each other. Not much of that going around.

 

[Anomalism]

Respect ended when the left decided as a mass that only their views are allowed, and all others have to be silenced.

You can't negotiate with people who don't believe they need to negotiate.

I use this statement all the time: "The right thinks the left is retarded, the left thinks the right shouldn't exist"

Some mindsets are evil, and when faced with it, ignoring the evil just leads to your own destruction.

Are you religious?

 

[Anomalism]

We need to agree with each other. Not much of that going around.

Is complete agreement really necessary for unity to exist? I wonder.

 

[Woodznutz]

We don't all have to agree on everything. We just need to respect each other and understand that a different mindset isn't necessarily evil, just the product of a different life.

We need to agree on many things and act on those agreements. As it is we are acting on our disagreements.

 

[Dogmaphobe]

Every day in this forum, I see posters who offer their political views in terms of "we".

When people see themselves as part of a sub-group, they are part of the problem.

 

[Anomalism]

We need to agree on many things and act on those agreements. As it is we are acting on our disagreements.

Do we have to see each other as evil, or assume evil motives when disagreement exists?

What if people are just people? Limited, fragile, ignorant? Maybe they're not as evil as we think.

 

[dblack]

We're divided, in large part, because of our election processes. Plurality voting, and the two party system, reward division and fear mongering. The system discourages consensus building - which is what we need more than anything else right now.

 

[martybegan]

Are you religious?

I am A lapsed Catholic at best, and I would probably be considered agnostic.

Why are you asking?

 

[Anomalism]

I am A lapsed Catholic at best, and I would probably be considered agnostic.

Why are you asking?

I was just curious whether or not you give weight to the teachings of Jesus.

 

[Auld Phart]

If trump stated he was going to invade Somalia to retrieve the billions in fraud, Minnesota would secede.