tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10718822.post6550093802714630403..comments2023-09-25T09:57:18.004-05:00Comments on Patsy's Ponderings by Patsy Terrell: Devotion to a CauseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10718822.post-6395129721463367002009-07-14T22:29:17.355-05:002009-07-14T22:29:17.355-05:00I can find no common ground with anyone, of any vi...I can find no common ground with anyone, of any viewpoint, when it's extreme. Even if I may agree with the basic point, the delivery of it can completely turn me off. <br /><br />I'm no longer involved with the democrats locally because I just can't muster the "correct" amount of distaste for republicans. And, frankly, it makes me uncomfortable to be around it. I don't think it's at all productive.Patsy Terrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03265729671827964868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10718822.post-296814866483205362009-07-14T15:49:45.487-05:002009-07-14T15:49:45.487-05:00The word you're looking for is "obsession...The word you're looking for is "obsession," which is never used in a healthy context. <br /><br />I, too, am a liberal whose biggest arguments have generally been with people to the left of me. The people I fight tooth-and-nail at the ballot box are sometimes friends and relatives for whom I wish the best and am willing to help them find it. <br /><br />You are an insightful person who sees beyond political labels to the soul beneath, but there are those who wear their views *as* their identity. It's tough to find common ground when their lives and conversation are dominated by one topic. <br /><br />The anti-abortion protester might stop to help you change a tire. Being obsessively on the other side of an issue doesn't make someone a bad person, and agreeing with you on "hot-button" topics doesn't mean your kindred spirit is worthy of your trust. <br /><br />This is why I avoid political talk shows in any medium: They reduce us to "us versus them" and feed the obsession.sigersonhttp://www.shpvideo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10718822.post-34944020683412427912009-07-14T11:26:20.009-05:002009-07-14T11:26:20.009-05:00That is a prime example of what I'm talking ab...That is a prime example of what I'm talking about. I don't even know what Guerrilla Girls is and I now have no interest in finding out. I won't even bother to google them.<br /><br />I'm glad you think of me as reasonable. I try to maintain some semblance of living in the real world and functioning, while having opinions at the same time.Patsy Terrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03265729671827964868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10718822.post-79006470737089983032009-07-14T10:52:40.640-05:002009-07-14T10:52:40.640-05:00I attended a Guerrilla Girls lecture years ago. An...I attended a Guerrilla Girls lecture years ago. An audience member asked a question and the response from one of the Girls was "how can I answer that question when so many people are dying of Aids." There was a collective "huh?" from the audience. I always think of you as a very reasonable person, something I really appreciate!Jami Frazier Tracynoreply@blogger.com