Don’t Worry, I Won’t Insult You

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p;utm_medium=referral">🇸🇮 Janko Ferlič - @specialdaddy</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure><h1 id="debc">A SAFE PLACE</h1><p id="5d6b">I am here to say I have decided to be that safe place in a tumultuous world.

That is not to say I will always agree with you, your life, your thoughts or your actions. In fact, I am rather opinionated and I am often a strong supporter of a wide range of conspiracy theories.

But, that’s just me.

That may not be you.

And that’s okay. I still want to hear what you have to say, read what you have to write and interact with you at whatever level you may wish to share.

If your presence and your actions in this world do no harm to me, to other humans/animals or to the planet in general, then we can get along just fine.

If you ask me what I think about you, your words, your thoughts or your actions, I will be honest — but I will not be brutally honest.

I am ready to share open dialog on any and every topic — knowing full well that there are two sides to every discussion, argument and opinion. If yours is contrary to mine, and you can present a logical explanation as to how you arrived at your thoughts at this point in time, I will eagerly listen.

If you haven’t reac

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hed a degree of logical explanation, I will still listen. I will be polite, non-judgmental and still eager to offer up my own (to me, at least) logical reasoning. You may listen or you may not, but I will never insult or degrade you in an effort to gain a superior advantage or bully you into agreeing with me.</p><p id="6ac3" type="7">You are free to be yourself in my presence.</p><p id="4408"><i>I know I will always gain more insight from reading or hearing thoughts that are different from my own than I ever will by only entertaining those thoughts that support what I already think.</i></p><h1 id="bede">BEING THE ODD ONE</h1><p id="e945">So, I suspect there is a level of reassurance from anyone reading my words. Sounds like I might be pretty easy to get along with, right?

Why do I feel like the odd duck in a farmyard full of chickens?

Am I really the last living person who can have a political discussion at a normal decibel level?

Am I the only person able to engage with people of different lifestyles, sexual orientations, religious affiliations, ethnic backgrounds, physical disabilities, physical appearances or diverse opinions without finding it necessary to diminish their worth as human beings?

I don’t think so.</p><p id="00c4">Am I right or am I wrong?</p></article></body>

Even if I don’t agree with you.

Momma always told you — “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.” The world of the twenty-first century is one of in-your-face honesty. Anyone with an opinion on anything will make that opinion known in print, on social media or, for the boldest among us, right to your face. Good or bad — everyone feels entitled to issue criticisms, insults or words of caution with wild abandon — often with little regard to the casualties they may leave along the way. In a world where body shaming, lifestyle bashing, finger-pointing and outright harsh criticisms abound, I am left to wonder if there is any civility left in the world.

A SAFE PLACE

I am here to say I have decided to be that safe place in a tumultuous world. That is not to say I will always agree with you, your life, your thoughts or your actions. In fact, I am rather opinionated and I am often a strong supporter of a wide range of conspiracy theories. But, that’s just me. That may not be you. And that’s okay. I still want to hear what you have to say, read what you have to write and interact with you at whatever level you may wish to share. If your presence and your actions in this world do no harm to me, to other humans/animals or to the planet in general, then we can get along just fine. If you ask me what I think about you, your words, your thoughts or your actions, I will be honest — but I will not be brutally honest. I am ready to share open dialog on any and every topic — knowing full well that there are two sides to every discussion, argument and opinion. If yours is contrary to mine, and you can present a logical explanation as to how you arrived at your thoughts at this point in time, I will eagerly listen. If you haven’t reached a degree of logical explanation, I will still listen. I will be polite, non-judgmental and still eager to offer up my own (to me, at least) logical reasoning. You may listen or you may not, but I will never insult or degrade you in an effort to gain a superior advantage or bully you into agreeing with me.

You are free to be yourself in my presence.

I know I will always gain more insight from reading or hearing thoughts that are different from my own than I ever will by only entertaining those thoughts that support what I already think.

BEING THE ODD ONE

So, I suspect there is a level of reassurance from anyone reading my words. Sounds like I might be pretty easy to get along with, right? Why do I feel like the odd duck in a farmyard full of chickens? Am I really the last living person who can have a political discussion at a normal decibel level? Am I the only person able to engage with people of different lifestyles, sexual orientations, religious affiliations, ethnic backgrounds, physical disabilities, physical appearances or diverse opinions without finding it necessary to diminish their worth as human beings? I don’t think so.

Am I right or am I wrong?