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This is true, and I'm well aware of it as I get passionate about things as well when I write.Webforums, blogs & other venues of "member comment allowed" social media invoke passion, it's the nature of the beast.
But wouldn't you agree that there is a difference between passion and insult and that our bodies react differently to each when they are expressed?
Passion being expressed causes me to sit up and take notice, it doesn't sting or cause me to jump back and feel a rise in blood pressure like an insult will.
As an example, the famous "I Have A Dream" speech was spoken with passion. Rudy Giuliani talking about Black on Black crime is insulting. Listening to both causes me to physically react differently.
Maybe those weren't good examples, but they're the best I can come up with at the moment. Maybe some of you have better examples.
Bro. Clyde, thank you for the link you provided to demonstrate the breakdown in a conversation that turned personal and insulting. Exactly, what I'm talking about here. It's as though some of you have no tolerance for others here who may not know as much as you, or may not agree with you. Why attack someone who is simply asking a question for feedback and who let's you know they are here to learn?
Arrogance and ego . . . toxic and deadly. If it makes people feel good to be rude and insulting, I would suggest you get help with that. If you suffer from anger issues, seek help to learn how to manage it. If you only want unity among people who look like you and think like you, then say that and start a private conversation. Don't call for this monolithic Black movement, when you clearly demonstrate that you don't like some of your own people who are different than you.
Yes, your right to free speech but try to be civil and open-minded in these discussions. We are a passionate people--and I love that about us because it's freeing to our souls. But rude and condescending? I wish we could avoid being that way to each other. Like I said, it's toxic.
You never know who, among us, will turn out to be the one person you can depend on and your greatest ally in a tough situation.
Peace