Thanks for listening and for taking the time to comment! Much appreciated.
You ask a fair question. The simple answer is that I'm talking about how I deal with relatively similar people in a democratic, first world environment. How not to hold animous toward members of our families, friends and neighbors.
I would also say that everything has limits. I don't think I need to be buddies with a neo-Nazi.
That said, I think there is a value in understanding why people think and act as they do and not automatically demonizing them. For example, I don't believe that every Gazan is evil, even if they support Hamas. (I wrote about it in a Substack article linked below.)
What do I with it? I love my family and friends rather than holding animosity towards them for having differing opinions.
I strongly suggest watching Jonathan Haidt's TED talk linked in the notes.
I just started to listen to you thinking out loud (this was my first listen…)
I think it is admirable of you to try to understand and see the point of view of people who voted for Trump’s and to not think of them as idiots.
Should we also do it with Hitler? Or Sinwar? Or Nassralah?
And what are we to do with this understanding and empathy….
Thank you for thinking out loud as we listen to you.
Dita
Hi Dita,
Thanks for listening and for taking the time to comment! Much appreciated.
You ask a fair question. The simple answer is that I'm talking about how I deal with relatively similar people in a democratic, first world environment. How not to hold animous toward members of our families, friends and neighbors.
I would also say that everything has limits. I don't think I need to be buddies with a neo-Nazi.
That said, I think there is a value in understanding why people think and act as they do and not automatically demonizing them. For example, I don't believe that every Gazan is evil, even if they support Hamas. (I wrote about it in a Substack article linked below.)
What do I with it? I love my family and friends rather than holding animosity towards them for having differing opinions.
I strongly suggest watching Jonathan Haidt's TED talk linked in the notes.
Michael
https://open.substack.com/pub/mslipkin/p/innocents-in-gaza?r=5ndxg&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web