I truly enjoy reading the opinions of others on issues that are significant and even the ones that are not. I enjoy sharing my opinions and more importantly, learning from others. I try to keep an open mind, research what is offered to me and growing in knowledge of both sides.
What frustrates me, though, are the people who are immediately defensive and almost verbally violent when someone does not share the same opinions. It takes away from the seriousness of the legitimate debaters on the site. There is no reason that we, as adults, cannot have civil and respectful disagreements. I like to think that the general public behaves better than our current government leadership. That includes everyone on all sides as one behaves no better than the other.
Everyone has a right to their own opinions, even if they are hateful. I actually appreciate all of the freedoms we are afforded and you will never read any complaints from me about censoring anyone. That would go against everything that we stand for in this country. However, in looking at it from a debate sense where we can actually learn from one another, is hate speech really necessary? Does it make someone want to take a side or a person seriously? Not me.
Some people on here are very professional while being very passionate and knowledgeable. I learn from those people. I wish our government leaders could learn from those people as well because it would make this country a much stronger one. And if we all learn from them on this site, it would make this debate site a stronger one.
What frustrates me, though, are the people who are immediately defensive and almost verbally violent when someone does not share the same opinions. It takes away from the seriousness of the legitimate debaters on the site. There is no reason that we, as adults, cannot have civil and respectful disagreements. I like to think that the general public behaves better than our current government leadership. That includes everyone on all sides as one behaves no better than the other.
Everyone has a right to their own opinions, even if they are hateful. I actually appreciate all of the freedoms we are afforded and you will never read any complaints from me about censoring anyone. That would go against everything that we stand for in this country. However, in looking at it from a debate sense where we can actually learn from one another, is hate speech really necessary? Does it make someone want to take a side or a person seriously? Not me.
Some people on here are very professional while being very passionate and knowledgeable. I learn from those people. I wish our government leaders could learn from those people as well because it would make this country a much stronger one. And if we all learn from them on this site, it would make this debate site a stronger one.