06-24-2016, 10:52 AM
(06-24-2016, 05:37 AM)Ziggy and Angelbaby Wrote: I get where you're coming from; I do. But how strong / close IS a community if all it takes is a disagreement on one front to tear them apart?
It's been pretty obvious so I'm not calling anyone out here: I regularly and consistently disagree with Mercy where firearms are concerned. Does that mean I dislike the guy or wouldn't talk to him about other things? Not at all. I can disagree with someone on one point and still get along with them on others.
Just because the members of this community share a common bond doesn't mean they're going to agree on everything, and - while this isn't what the site was necessarily intended for - I think people (potential friends in particular) should be able to have these discussions. Otherwise, it comes off as though you're just pretending to get along.
Don't talk about A, B, or C, and everything's hunky dory? That's an illusion. I can dislike someone's opinion or stance on an issue and still like and / or communicate with them. I've had several heated discussions with my closest friends; that's kind of how we got to be as close as we are. Or part of it.
I wasn't trying to suggest that you not discuss it, or that politics be made verbotten, only that it be done in a place where those who wished to avoid it could do so. Since this seems to be the thread everyone wants to use though, I guess that's that.
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The bigger you build the bonfire, the more darkness is revealed.
Every possession and every happiness is but lent by chance for an uncertain time, and may therefore be demanded back the next hour.