Sometimes it feels like we have to explain some of the simplest things. Things that allowed human beings to live together in basic peace. An example would be… You can agree to disagree. And nobody gets hurt. You just go your own way. You can believe things like the war in the Ukraine is a very bad thing and still support pride parades. You can be a feminist and still respect masculinity. You can hate Trump but still believe in the policies. You can be for vaccination but not covid vaccines. You can do all these things because you are an individual. Because you did this simple thing called agree to disagree. And you carry on. Maybe you’ll never be the best of friends or maybe you will be but ultimately you just didn’t need to engage in a horrific argument. You did not need to march on the streets to bend the others to your way of seeing things. You just did your life with respect that others differ. And of course you stood up for anyone you saw being harassed, attacked or intimidated. We listened. We acted when necessary. We learned. One thing we did not do was demonize those we disagreed with. That is the gift of a true and compassionate democracy. As flawed as it might have been, it was the best of what humans have managed thus far.
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