"Do you mean that every time I say, "I am afraid of Christians because of my experiences and those of friends and other people in my community," that I should feel required to add a disclaimer?" In effect, yes. The environment we're swimming in is so hot with antagonism, so mean, so reative ... so many folk wounded and confused that the slightest ambiguity is taken as a pretext for antagonism.
When folk don't have their opinions validated (which doesn't always call for agreement, of course) they feel diminished. Consequently they're (we're!) prone to dismiss and invalidate others. And so it goes.
Bottom line? We should all crawl into the closet and curl up. Oh-wooops no no ... bottom line for me is to keep trying, to stay connected, to try and not create enemies, to not suck up or eat crap, to resist bitterness and resentment ... to express my thoughts authentically and try to sense others' authenticity.
Yaa ... disclaimers ... the language of discourse. It ain't easy cuz the situation ain't terribly wholesome. And that's the point, nae?
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Date: 2005-06-17 09:49 pm (UTC)In effect, yes. The environment we're swimming in is so hot with antagonism, so mean, so reative ... so many folk wounded and confused that the slightest ambiguity is taken as a pretext for antagonism.
When folk don't have their opinions validated (which doesn't always call for agreement, of course) they feel diminished. Consequently they're (we're!) prone to dismiss and invalidate others. And so it goes.
Bottom line? We should all crawl into the closet and curl up. Oh-wooops no no ... bottom line for me is to keep trying, to stay connected, to try and not create enemies, to not suck up or eat crap, to resist bitterness and resentment ... to express my thoughts authentically and try to sense others' authenticity.
Yaa ... disclaimers ... the language of discourse. It ain't easy cuz the situation ain't terribly wholesome. And that's the point, nae?