It May Be Too Soon

It May Be Too Early

I wrote a story the other day saying it may be time the left and right start having meaningful conversations.

But after reading many of the responses, I think it may be too soon. (from both sides)

A growing number of us are ready, but trust is a key component of any meaningful conversation, and we’re not there yet.

When Trump Derangement Syndrome was first recognized, I wrote it off as a phase.

I thought it would pass; people were just upset.

It’s hard to believe people can hate someone so much that they give him the power to take over their lives.

I read some of the comments people make on my social media and walk away scratching my head.

If you view the current situation as a disaster, and I see it as a cleansing of the American soul, how can we sit down and have a meaningful, productive conversation?

For example, you may support the right to have an abortion, but I don’t.

For me, that translates into no more funding for abortions with my tax dollars.

I’m not going to stop you from believing what you believe or even getting an abortion. God gives us each the right to make our own decisions.

But for decades, my tax dollars have been paying for something I fundamentally disagree with, and that is wrong.

I think we can have a conversation about that and walk away friends.

I guess we’ll find out in the comment section, won’t we?

When it comes to public television, it has every right to be on the air and do whatever programming it wishes.

But when it takes a side or presents one side, we, the taxpayers, should not be subsidizing it.

I understand you don’t see it that way; that’s fine.

But I do and remember my point of view must be considered, and hasn’t been in the past.

That has to end.

One of the blocks to meaningful conversation is that we have to listen to each other, really listen.

We must go in with no motivation but to hear each other.

What I find is that people go into a conversation with the desire or obsession to change your mind.

That’s not an open conversation.

People assume they are right, and if they can win you over, they win.

That’s not communication, it’s manipulation.

Both sides, all sides, don’t trust each other.

From my point of view, the views I hold have been so trampled down by cultural mumbo jumbo, I’m not willing to compromise just yet.

I’ve experienced people I thought were good people, slander and slice me to pieces (still today) because we disagree.

They went after me and my business.

They called my clients to try to destroy me.

How are we really going to have a meaningful conversation with that cracked foundation?

I’m seeing too many good things happening in our country, and negotiation is not on the table at this point.

In my opinion, we’ve let our morals and values slip so far off the map that it’s going to take time to turn the ship around.

Our country is broken, we can all agree on that, I think?

How to fix it is where our storyline falls apart.

The podcast I listened to that got this conversation going gave me hope.

But even the host, a liberal, truth-seeking journalist, is under attack from her side for speaking the truth about BLM, the left’s view on homelessness, and the handling of crime.

But the good news is people like us are out here doing our research, trying to listen to the less crazy from both sides, and we’re fed up with both parties and want leaders who support America, not their party affiliation.

Talks will happen, but I think it’s still too early.

Thoughts?