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<blockquote data-quote="muttmeister" data-source="post: 302532" data-attributes="member: 135"><p>I think this is a HUGE problem in our society right now. When somebody starts to speak, they often get shouted down before they even get to finish their thought. I have to admit to being a left-of-center liberal but I know for a fact that I have heard a lot of good ideas and thoughtful commentary from people who are right-of-center. We have a tendency to catagorize people according to who they are or who we think they are instead of listening to find out what their ideas are.</p><p> </p><p>This ties in with something I've been thinking a lot about lately and that is that the word "compromise" has become a dirty word to a lot of people on both the right and the left. As somebody who taught American history I know that our country was founded on the idea that opposing sides would compromise. When there was disagreement, the founding fathers set up a system where compromise would take place; neither side would get everything they wanted but both sides would get part of what they wanted. That worked and served us well for over 200 years but, lately, be have an all-or-nothing attitude and that is why our system IS NOT WORKING for either side right now. We need to make it clear to our elected representatives that compromise is not a bad thing. Yes, many of us do not want to compromise on our high moral principles but when it comes to making policy, when we don't agree, it is the only way to move forward. Without compromise we will come to a grinding halt. Why can't "they" see this?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="muttmeister, post: 302532, member: 135"] I think this is a HUGE problem in our society right now. When somebody starts to speak, they often get shouted down before they even get to finish their thought. I have to admit to being a left-of-center liberal but I know for a fact that I have heard a lot of good ideas and thoughtful commentary from people who are right-of-center. We have a tendency to catagorize people according to who they are or who we think they are instead of listening to find out what their ideas are. This ties in with something I've been thinking a lot about lately and that is that the word "compromise" has become a dirty word to a lot of people on both the right and the left. As somebody who taught American history I know that our country was founded on the idea that opposing sides would compromise. When there was disagreement, the founding fathers set up a system where compromise would take place; neither side would get everything they wanted but both sides would get part of what they wanted. That worked and served us well for over 200 years but, lately, be have an all-or-nothing attitude and that is why our system IS NOT WORKING for either side right now. We need to make it clear to our elected representatives that compromise is not a bad thing. Yes, many of us do not want to compromise on our high moral principles but when it comes to making policy, when we don't agree, it is the only way to move forward. Without compromise we will come to a grinding halt. Why can't "they" see this? [/QUOTE]
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