Friction among the membership is a good thing. Reading the threads here and there over the last few months it has become clear that without friction topics never get fully aired. There are members whose points of view are diametrically opposed to my own. I know that. I also know that if I don't call them out a bit on it I will never catch a glimpse of what is at the root of their views (and my revulsion to them). It is very easy to write someone off as imbecilic but what is learned from that? I urge all members to refrain from putting folks on their ignore list. Also, whenever you feel irritated or annoyed by what a member has said, or how they said it, take a moment to reflect on why you respond, emotionally, they way you do.
Of course folks will immediately want to argue about what is respectful and what isn't, but let us all bare in mind that no one is always respectful and that often times it is when we see disrespectful actions, or act disrespectfully, that we really get at what it is we are trying to understand.
BTW I hate the monkeys. (they really bug me) <what is up with that?>
Of course folks will immediately want to argue about what is respectful and what isn't, but let us all bare in mind that no one is always respectful and that often times it is when we see disrespectful actions, or act disrespectfully, that we really get at what it is we are trying to understand.
BTW I hate the monkeys. (they really bug me) <what is up with that?>