I think I am mourning, and what I'm mourning is the death of discourse. There has been no thoughtful discussion of the topic from anyone but asakiyume. Everyone else just wants to get pitchforks out and get righteous. And what they want to get righteous about is how wrong people like me are about everything.
Nevermind that quietly, I believe the same about a lot of the things they believe, and yet I still feel it is my duty to find the best road forward with those people. That I think consensus is important, and understanding. Those things are not valued anymore. What's valued is forcing people to do something whether they're ready or not, whether they've been convinced or not, whether their issues have been understood or not.
I am pretty sure this country is eating itself. I just wish there was a better place to go.
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Date: 2014-06-30 05:07 pm (UTC)Nevermind that quietly, I believe the same about a lot of the things they believe, and yet I still feel it is my duty to find the best road forward with those people. That I think consensus is important, and understanding. Those things are not valued anymore. What's valued is forcing people to do something whether they're ready or not, whether they've been convinced or not, whether their issues have been understood or not.
I am pretty sure this country is eating itself. I just wish there was a better place to go.