MShipley wrote on 08/29/17 at 10:27:31:


Ship, maybe its because I was born with a profound hearing lost, I dunno, but I use other clues to interact with others.
Words, written and spoken (when I can hear them) relay more than a persons intent, they also give me context.
I am not sure I am explaining this well, but I will use your own wording to describe Obama.
You used he was brainwashed.
Now understanding what I tried to explain above, I would assign to you, at having used that word, a passive rebuff of the man.
The word carries a weak connotation, as inferior.

Now since you used it, folks who strongly support Obama, will take offense to that word describing him, as an affront to themselves, as well, for they support his beliefs, etc.

At this stage we will not have dialogue, but a game of tit for tat, name calling, etc.
The sad thing is I think most folk can agree on most GOOD things they have in common, and build a trust upon that foundation, but sadly, we never get there.....  

Ship, I did not take your comment personally.
I try to never take anything personally.
That can be a hard message/thought, to convey here.

Have you ever read "The Four Agreements"?

It is a worthy read.
The follow-up books and study guides, I didn't find as good, but too, it is more "group" oriented, and I like to try to get in my head more  

My observation was I was hoping to show how a simple word, can often throw a hurdle up, to folks that I believe really want to get along.
If that is not the case, then I ask why do you share your thoughts and beliefs?

Communicating is really a tough nut to crack.
So many things can divert our attention away from our desire goal, to dialogue.
To share, to understand, to gain knowledge of that which escaped you prior to engaging.

Do we share, to hopefully learn, or merely affirm ourselves?
One is healthy, the other, indulgence.
One needs to figger out how much indulging they can handle, be it food, booze, etc, until it becomes a liability with negative consequences in their/our, lives.  

Shutting this site down like Bot alluded to today, in this thread/another?
Will not solve anything, except drive the lack of,  and opportunity, to better ourselves at communicating, with others, back into our one-sided and sick brain.

Face your accusers, and life challenges, as they come at you, this is life.
It is a win/win.
You either grow in fortitude and conviction, or in knowledge, as you accept your wrongness, and go forth from there...

As in:

GOD, grant me the serenity
to accept the things
I cannot change,

Courage to change the
things I can, and the
wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardship as the
pathway to peace.

Taking, as He did, this
sinful world as it is,
not as I would have it.

Trusting that He will make
all things right if I
surrender to His Will;

That I may be reasonably happy
in this life, and supremely
happy with Him forever in
the next.

Amen

"Mr Arpaio's case is a little more complicated. Presidential pardons only cover federal crimes, so technically Mr Trump has not pardoned his racial profiling but the alleged contempt of court charge." - The Independent

“…ignorance is NOT bliss,…”

Or, the lack of  Knowledge.

Let’s see, a Person was accused of, ’Treason”, along with several others.
One person was singled out, and given a, ‘Pardon’ by  Nixon.
    (And that is perfectly all right)

Now another person, who has/does/and probably always will,
say: “Are you a  Citizen”.
And is, ‘Pardoned’, by Trump.
     (The But-Hurt, Snowflake Fairy Dust Sprinklers, etc, come out in Droves)

LOOOLOLOLOLOLOOLLO

 I didn’t watch, (Nor Do I any More),
Keith Olbermann. Simply because he is  SO  F A R,  Off base,
Totally,  LIES,   and is a master at,  Fabricating.

Yet I did watch this one. (after PG’s comment)
And it has me  More and More Convinced that,

Olbermann, and  M. Moore,
ARE,  ’Twins’, separated at birth !

                 

Equating does NOT equal "tying"....


Kinda depends on the definition of is, Huh?