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Old Oct 21, 2016, 03:26 AM
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Although I appreciate the desire to be straight with people, I agree with John here, HT. It's pretty much what I was thinking once I read your post.

If you really feel that form of communication is necessary, perhaps it could be taken to an alternative place. I honestly don't think it's necessary though. Personally, if I feel the need to tell somebody something and can't be thoughtful and/or compassionate about it, then it's probably best left unsaid.

I think the forum wouldn't be all that safe as a result of being left unfiltered.

You say you want to be in a public place in which you can take a person's point of view into consideration, but you don't need one forum for that, or even anything specific. You can do that anywhere—I'm taking your view into consideration right now, and I'm being honest as well.

I think there may lie a deeper issue here with regards to how you feel about communication with people, as one might infer from the part regarding acceeding to people.

Please understand that you typically never have to comply with someone's view. If you've been given new information that has shown you a different way of thinking to which you can then move, then that's okay. However, just because an individual has an opinion that you two don't share, doesn't mean you're therefore obliged to change your views or pretend you agree with them. Our differences, in my opinion, are part of what make us so vibrant as a species.

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Thanks for this!
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