Negotiating Silence

[SuperFemme]

Originally Posted by NJFemmie

Just because you don't agree with someone doesn't mean you aren't being heard - it just means you aren't being agreed with. If someone makes that equation, then they (the collective) have other issues to address. IMO it means that unless you AGREE to what they are saying, you are obviously dismissing it, or "not hearing them". Perhaps it's a case of THEM dismissing the fact that you simply don't agree. Now who is dismissing who?

Yes, this is exactly my point! The person who is not agreed with does not feel heard because nobody is coming around to their viewpoint. I wonder if this happens?