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If we have a disagreement, why can't we learn the art of "choosing our battles" and move on without our worlds imploding?
For many of us, our own character and personality weaknesses are the "elephants in the room" that we must first address before we can assist others to a place of victory.
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Nyela, This is the truth if I ever heard it.
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And thats what I've been wondering on here. Because I know my views aren't always well-received by some of the others on here as well.
We get into these arguments and discussions about what black people should do, what black people need, and etc. but it ends up sometimes with a disrespectful way of debating an issue. We talk about coming together and we can't even respect each other on a message board.
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Ardamus, I was wondering the same thing - how are we ever going to come together when we can't get along in cyberspace??? I've had to bite my tongue on several occasions - most in recent weeks. But I've learned to just step back most times and not let my stubborness get in the way and at least try to see others views. Sometimes I'll concede even if I know I'm right just to hear them out. If I see it heading in a negative direction or a lot of redundancy by me or them I just digress all together. I think that is the main culprit - we don't want to listen to each other "AT ALL." If everyone is talking, and no one is listening, then what is the point of speaking in the first place.