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Originally Posted by insilence
I agree that we as a species are vulnerable when we allow others to influence our decisions through a culture/counter-culture using temptation, force, coersion and violence to divide and conquer. Its our own responsibility not to feed the animals if you catch my meaning
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Yep. Hard to do when our entire culture is about consumption.
The divide and conquer thing is interesting to me in politics. I like to read the comments after news stories. People are so disrespectful of those they disagree with. In that regard the best thing to do IMO is to try to model respectful dialog. I do see some people trying to talk to others "across the aisle" so to speak. But most are just rude and dismissive. You'll never convince anyone that way. Or find a compromise. Or even realize your shared humanity.
I often think of that song "Let there be peace on Earth, and let it begin with me." That's the way to change things. Begin with yourself, and it may spread.