Where is John Lennon - indeed. Imagine ......

Unfortunately, sometimes dialogue doesn’t move understanding forward.

Good friends, by definition, are so because they listen, which often leads to understanding and conciliation. There should be more dinners with opposing view good friends. Happy Holidays everyone!

wonderful comments and thoughts to begin a joint holiday weekend. Happy Pesach and Happy Easter to all who celebrate. I know our family will be bringing new discussions to our Seder table tonight

Fred, you posted this a few weeks back: "One of the most valuable things my father ever taught me is that "There are three sides to every story: your side, my side and the truth"."

It is sort of the same with political views, we all start from a different place due to upbringing, life experiences, education, etc. Being amazed that people think differently than you is the first hurdle to overcome. Have an awesome Holiday weekend, Fred and all!

Happiest of birthdays to my open minded friend!

We live in such a polarized society that calm discuzsion about opposing poltical view, However Fred you are so right, never stop trying.

Love what Vincent wrote. My favorite quote on the subject is: “If you can’t argue intelligently for both sides of an issue, you don’t understand the issue well enough to argue for other.” :) I do wish that people didn’t make it personal.
Great perspective Fred.

Sometimes it's really difficult.

I feel as though we are trapped inside a syllogism and that our communication skills at their current level are insufficient to bridge this divide.

We need a linguistic paradigm shift.

I'm reading a great book on this subject called, "The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion" by Jonathan Haidt. Check it out, Fred (and everyone else)!

I think it started for me with the resistance that took place over the Trump election . I found those on the losing side and their behavior to be disgusting . Damning the Electoral College and making excuse after excuse as to why they lost . It was a first for me . Watching my fellow Americans become so trivial and hateful over a Presidential election . The campaign was bad enough but most of the time if not all the time the results are swallowed with minimum vitriol and angst . So yeah ...... Sore losers and cry baby's aggravate the hell out of me . And in the face of of all that were the personal attacks and nasty comments . It is downright EMBARASSING and exposes the worst in us . Human Beings are greatly flawed . I escape to the woods with my animal friends . They are not warmongers like the humans . Exhausting and stressful it has become my friend. And I am as much to be ashamed as anyone .

Hollander Sends

We are more alike than different.

Happy Birthday!

And for your post,

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GJY8jJkDoMY