I never really gave much thought about agreeing with people. I found that the longer I interact or know someone, the more chance that I will disagree with them. My failing is that I thought we came from a place of respect. We could disagree, but at the end of the day, we were on the same page. One of the problems came when people equat…
I never really gave much thought about agreeing with people. I found that the longer I interact or know someone, the more chance that I will disagree with them. My failing is that I thought we came from a place of respect. We could disagree, but at the end of the day, we were on the same page. One of the problems came when people equated disagreement with hate.
As far as people having their heads in the sands, it's more than that. It's cognitive dissonance, mass formation, and all sorts of maladies. First is the exposure to 24/7 propaganda perpetuated by the mass media. The second is the censoring of any dissenting viewpoints. The third was the pressure of succumbing to an authority for whatever reason. Even if you don't believe in masks or vaccines, the pressure exists and still does to buy into it. The short term reward for accepting these policies outweighed the risks...although it is becoming clear now that the risk were far from than originally expressed.
I never really gave much thought about agreeing with people. I found that the longer I interact or know someone, the more chance that I will disagree with them. My failing is that I thought we came from a place of respect. We could disagree, but at the end of the day, we were on the same page. One of the problems came when people equated disagreement with hate.
As far as people having their heads in the sands, it's more than that. It's cognitive dissonance, mass formation, and all sorts of maladies. First is the exposure to 24/7 propaganda perpetuated by the mass media. The second is the censoring of any dissenting viewpoints. The third was the pressure of succumbing to an authority for whatever reason. Even if you don't believe in masks or vaccines, the pressure exists and still does to buy into it. The short term reward for accepting these policies outweighed the risks...although it is becoming clear now that the risk were far from than originally expressed.
I agree with you. Your position is well-expressed.