At least our conversation continues on this subject, despite the disagreements, loggerheads, misunderstandings etc. I think that’s a good thing. Worse to quit the claims and responses and shut up shop. Part of the wider problem the world over.
Yeah, I appreciate the lack of insults and abuse. It’s not like twitter where any disagreement usually ends with insults, attempts to abuse and attempts at gotcha. Depending on what I am talking about, I am either a ‘fascist’ or a ‘communist’. Since October 7th I have managed to find myself blocked by the left wing Owen Jones and the right wing Leo Kearse when discussing issues arising from it. The polarisation on there is frightening on this, and many issues, and that is what worries me. The division into different echo chambers where neither can understand each other and actively hate the other side. Go on any post sympathetic to Jews in anyway and the comments are a bin fire of people hating on Jews, mocking hostages for their looks and asking why Hamas would rape an ugly Jewish ****. The same is on some on the other side with comments of ‘no innocent Palestinians’, ‘goat shagging Palestinians’ and Julia Hartley-Brewer today saying this:
Appalling racism by Julia Hartley-Brewer @JuliaHB1 with Palestinian MP Dr Mustafa Barghouti: ‘Maybe you are not used to women talking’
Complete disrespect for a beautiful & decent man who has devoted his life to community & public health
I know I can be guilty of acting on emotion and I have been trying to amend that. I just see it as a difference in opinion really; no point letting that divide people too much (within reason) or you’ll have no friends. I won’t share 100% agreement with many, so if I let such cause division, I would be lonely. Also, people make mistakes, so it’s good to be forgiving and not hanging on to any old grievances.
