12-09-2009, 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by NJFemmie
I've witnessed "silencing" usually when someone tries to proclaim something as "wrong". Things may be wrong to (collectively speaking) you - but if you don't agree with something, find it useful or pertinent to YOU, it doesn't make it wrong for someone else.
I suppose it's human nature to attempt to convince others of one's own beliefs. The end result is usually silence or the feeling of alienation.
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You bring up a most excellent point twisty lime! Silence = Alienation. In reading through this thread I am getting the sense that this a truth for some.
How can we negotiate this is my question? How as individuals can we not alienate each other?
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