"I don’t want to be close friends with people who hold bigoted views. But I don’t cut off people in my life who disagree with me. These are two different statements along a spectrum but both must be noted." Thank you for perfectly summarising what I have been trying to explain to those around me for while now. I have often felt when I have expressed a disinterest in being friends with someone whose views I don't agree with, that I am met with comments to suggest I am narrow minded and need to loosen up.
I've also read many of the comments on your posts since you posted about endorsing Harris. It has blown my mind that people expect you to only ever support the exact same view that they hold, and have tried to tear you down for this. I feel like this is a perfect response 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
I completely agree with you on the Harris / Gaza issue. Her responses to questions on the issue leave me unconvinced that she is working 'around the clock' with the Biden administration to secure a ceasefire deal. That would surely be impossible with her current campaign demands. However, I struggle to imagine what fully honest response she can give at this point that won't adversely affect her chances of winning the election, or be seen as a criticism of Biden. Her current job literally requires her to support and promote Biden’s policies, whilst her election campaign requires her to delicately balance her own proposed policies in such a way as to be palatable to as many voters as possible. That Trump should get back into office is absolutely unthinkable, and he would absolutely not give a shit about Palestinian children getting bombed.
"I don’t want to be close friends with people who hold bigoted views. But I don’t cut off people in my life who disagree with me. These are two different statements along a spectrum but both must be noted." Thank you for perfectly summarising what I have been trying to explain to those around me for while now. I have often felt when I have expressed a disinterest in being friends with someone whose views I don't agree with, that I am met with comments to suggest I am narrow minded and need to loosen up.
I've also read many of the comments on your posts since you posted about endorsing Harris. It has blown my mind that people expect you to only ever support the exact same view that they hold, and have tried to tear you down for this. I feel like this is a perfect response 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
I completely agree with you on the Harris / Gaza issue. Her responses to questions on the issue leave me unconvinced that she is working 'around the clock' with the Biden administration to secure a ceasefire deal. That would surely be impossible with her current campaign demands. However, I struggle to imagine what fully honest response she can give at this point that won't adversely affect her chances of winning the election, or be seen as a criticism of Biden. Her current job literally requires her to support and promote Biden’s policies, whilst her election campaign requires her to delicately balance her own proposed policies in such a way as to be palatable to as many voters as possible. That Trump should get back into office is absolutely unthinkable, and he would absolutely not give a shit about Palestinian children getting bombed.