(06-12-2020, 04:31 PM)flsprtsgod Wrote: C'mon now, you ain't new here...

No, but I'm fed up with the sarcasm, the name calling and lack of decent human expression around here. Whether y'all are calling each other boomer or answering with smart [BLEEP] sarcasm instead of intelligent dialogue, it gets old. Normally doesn't bother me, I keep on scrolling, but I guess I'm getting overwhelmed by it being everywhere else too.

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(06-12-2020, 05:38 PM)jj82284 Wrote:

(06-12-2020, 11:19 AM)americus 2.0 Wrote: Without going too far into this a break the CoC this is my thought on this very thing.

The men who founded this country were Christians and in the bible there is scripture that says "all men are created equal" but it doesn't stop there. It says "all are created equal in the eyes of God." Notice it doesn't say in the eyes of man. God did his job, we screwed it up. Our founding fathers wanted equality for all people it seems, but people.....we don't always like or appreciate what's different. It may not be wrong, these differences, but it's different and we're comfortable with what is familiar. 

Anyone who is different in any way is treated differently than others. Folks with perceived PTS(D) makes us treat people we just think has it completely different than others. People with Down's Syndrome. People with less, or more of a thing. Beautiful people are treated different than those less attractive. Heck, players and staff of the Patriots are treated better than those of the Jags (that may be coming to an end). So yeah, people from different cultures with different skin colors are going to treat everyone else as different than them because they are different. Sadly this extends to folks treating each other as unequal because different=unequal in the eyes of most. 

I'm a relatively equal opportunity person in a lot of ways. I don't see different=unequal, I just see different=different. 

The life I've lived has given me opportunity to live in  various parts of the country and world and among different socio-economic groups, cultures, etc. I see people as they are, how they  conduct themselves and treat others, etc. I may not like the same music or clothing styles or food (sauerkraut lasagna is just nasty) or anything else, but I always see people as people. Imperfect, annoying, self absorbed and so on; but I also see them as funny, smart, created for a purpose. 

BUT I also like what is comfortable, what is 'normal'...my comfort zone, and anything that messes with that disturbs my groove. No one likes that, but it's the only way we grow and learn. The older we get the less we tend to want to grow and learn and that's a sad thing because we miss out on a lot. I don't want to be that person and is one reason why I keep coming to the political section here even though y'all drive me nuts. I don't know all the answers and I know I can learn from everyone here regardless of race, gender, religious beliefs, political party, etc. I may not agree, but I can learn another point of view that may help me see things a different way, and that has happened. I don't know how that's a bad thing.

You make this board a much better place

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(06-12-2020, 12:31 PM)flsprtsgod Wrote: The 3/5ths clause that took power away from the slave states you mean? That one?

The left still gets this wrong ALL YHE TIME.

Thanks.

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