Can people ever be united?

[Luckyone]

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?

The first thing a person needs to do is to find within himself the ability to understand that humans are flawed (by nature) and that means that in every person there is good and bad, and that means accepting as a fact of life that has never changed and will never change. The second thing that is needed is to have the ability to care/love, meaning that giving first before you can ever receive any care/love back. Few people have that, given most people only think about themselves, and do not care about others.

The lack of ability to understand what life is about and then not understanding that to receive you must first give, brings about hate, resentment and disunity.

Why is it so difficult to understand that every person is different? Different genes, different sexes, different upbringing, different experiences, different education, different cultures, and different ways of feeling things!

The answer if easy, if and when you want to find it. It takes selflessness, research, and acceptance of what life is all about.

In that way, unity comes even when you are totally different than the other person. You never have to do or think the way the other person does or thinks but it does open the door to accomplishing more across the board (for yourself, for those around you, for your neighborhood, for your community, for your State, and for the nation.

All it takes is to open your eyes outward and not just keep them looking inward.

Why can't most people do that?

 

[Darkwind]

And made yourselves just as bad as them.

Not at all. I don't actively try to destroy America; they do.

I simply will not trust them, believe them, or agree to anything they have to say anymore.

And that is on THEM, not me.

I've heard people say stupid things like, "Be the better man".

Do you know what we call the better man?

A rug.

 

[Chuz Life]

The first thing a person needs to do is to find within himself the ability to understand that humans are flawed (by nature) and that means that in every person there is good and bad, and that means accepting as a fact of life that has never changed and will never change. The second thing that is needed is to have the ability to care/love, meaning that giving first before you can ever receive any care/love back. Few people have that, given most people only think about themselves, and do not care about others.

The lack of ability to understand what life is about and then not understanding that to receive you must first give, brings about hate, resentment and disunity.

Why is it so difficult to understand that every person is different? Different genes, different sexes, different upbringing, different experiences, different education, different cultures, and different ways of feeling things!

The answer if easy, if and when you want to find it. It takes selflessness, research, and acceptance of what life is all about.

In that way, unity comes even when you are totally different than the other person. You never have to do or think the way the other person does or thinks but it does open the door to accomplishing more across the board (for yourself, for those around you, for your neighborhood, for your community, for your State, and for the nation.

All it takes is to open your eyes outward and not just keep them looking inward.

Why can't most people do that?

This you?

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[dblack]

Not at all. I don't actively try to destroy America; they do.

Of course. They're evil. They eat babies.

I simply will not trust them, believe them, or agree to anything they have to say anymore.

And that is on THEM, not me.

I've heard people say stupid things like, "Be the better man".

Do you know what we call the better man?

Not MAGA?

 

[Luckyone]

This you?

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what is your point?

 

[ThisIsMe]

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?

The division will increase. There will be no repair. Neither side can admit their faults, neither side willing to compromise.

 

[Failzero]

The division will increase. There will be no repair. Neither side can admit their faults, neither side willing to compromise.

I will never compromise with Marxists & Islamists & Pedo NAMBLA / MAP apologists

 

[Kruska]

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?

Humanity has always been about subjugating others to ones own benefit. And the ones guiding this process have always been politicians & their $$ masters. That is how our civilizations got started - ended - replaced by new civilizations, and so on....... .

Theoretically an AI inspired world replacing the human concept - could theoretically change that. Then AI will be our master or God
and we will happily live ever after. We present humans might find that boring or intolerable - but AI inspired humans will have learned to love it.

It's like when we had to go out on the street to find a payphone in the rain, placing coins in a slot, having to dial 12 digit numbers - whilst today we can sit at home on the loo and order a snack by scrolling a screen and press "confirm".

 

[eagle7-31]

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?

Glad to see someone raising these types of questions. They needed to be asked in a reasonable manner which you seem to be doing. Part of the problem is the political system over the last 50 or 60 years, social media, some tech advances. Our education system should be teaching math, science, reading, personal finance, basic factual civics, physical and dietary education, How to think more than just what to think. That is for starters.

 

[M14 Shooter]

trump and the maga cult are absolutely the worst that occurred to the USA, the whole world is in disbelief of the stupidity of so many Americans

^^^^
The sort of insane, partisan bigotry that ensures we will never be united.

 

[Failzero]

^^^^
The sort of insane, partisan bigotry that ensures we will never be united.

They want to bring it all down man !

 

[Anomalism]

^^^^
The sort of insane, partisan bigotry that ensures we will never be united.

It's pretty rampant on both ends I think.

 

[Failzero]

It's pretty rampant on both ends I think.

We need to have our Summer of Love .

 

[my2¢]

I thought the country was relatively united between the time of 9/11 and GW Bush's ultimatum to Saddam Hussein. Hopefully it won't take something like that again to bring us together.

 

[BrokeLoser]

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?

Can people ever be united?​

Good real core Americans are united AF. Core Americans cannot and will not unite with people who hate all things core America.

 

[BrokeLoser]

I thought the country was relatively united between the time of 9/11 and GW Bush's ultimatum to Saddam Hussein. Hopefully it won't take something like that again to bring us together.

That was long before the purple hair nose ringers gave foreigners and invaders and very loud voice.

 

[IDIOCRACY]

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?

I gave your post a lot of thought. This is the only way I know to describe my feelings.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

The United States is divided into two distinct groups who are increasingly denying the other side the basics of humanity so no. Without something catastrophic like all out street to street war and the other subjegation of the loser, we will not ever be united again.

Probably because in their hearts they are decent, most of the time.

There are some people who believe that killing Jews and Christians is decent. Beating and raping an uncovered woman is not only decent, but teaching her decency as well.

 

[Arresmillao]

^^^^
The sort of insane, partisan bigotry that ensures we will never be united.

The only way the USA will ever be united would be if the maga cult people are isolated, let say, move them all to trailer parks in the middle of Appalachia and cut all communication with them, of course the convicted rapist pedophile trump and his corrupt crime family will be part of the maga exodus

 

[Ava]

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?

I think we're doomed to division, but we can survive in grace by living with a generous heart and spirit and the wisdom to choose contentment by being true to one's self.