But we are talking about two different things. You are talking about specific instances of statues being placed to keep people down and I'm talking about historic statues. I still think it's dangerous to wantonly destroy statues as has been done over history by totalitarian regimes...we need to guard against that and we need to use legal ways of removing things ONLY and never vandalism...I think we even agree on that. I'm only guilty of taking one or two things you write that are offensive to me as "attacks" on my character because of my political viewpoints and not taking your full context in once you've do that. We all do that sometimes so...my bad on that...I'm not being a jerk to move on...I'm putting to bed a political disagreement that has no end in site... That's all, I don't lose "respect" for you if you disagree with me, nor think of you as any other name you might call someone when we pinhole them as something in our own minds when they disagree.
I just think it's unhealthy and unproductive so we should move on... I'm going to have a good day, hopefully treating others as I want to be treated. That's how we should all live and strive to each day. We should be looking for those in need rather than debating politics. We have "plenty," we would do better to think of ways to share it rather than debate politics. I'm convicted of this. So let's each go out of our way and do good specifically today for someone else, especially if they don't think like us...rather than get in debates on this forum. I challenge you to find someone else today that you can help in a random act of kindness, I know you do this in your job everyday, but let's go further. I will do same... I know I certainly could be and do better if I spent the time I spend on here...out there.
Frankly, you are not treating me as I want to be treated at all, including this post. I like honestly. I like people that try to read and understand. I like genuine disagreement and genuine efforts.
Again, we were talking about racist statues. It is all written there for everyone to see. I know you knew that because of your whining about "being called a racist" which didn't happen.
Vandalism, other statues, wanton destruction are all things that I specifically said I was not talking about and yet you RESPONDED to my posts about "
racist confederate statues" MULTIPLE times. Now, you are making a BS claim that "we were talking about different things." No, we were not. You WANTED to expand it to other stuff but I stayed purposefully on point and made it clear.
What I agree with is you are an unhealthy person to talk to. You claim to be the nice guy then you pull passive-aggressive nonsense like this.
I don't want or need any "challenges" from you. Challenge yourself to read back through this discussion and then be a man and fess up to the obvious discussion we were having about confederate statues. And, if you honestly did not know, then you should apologize for wasting a lot of my time by not reading the posts when you replied to them with very specific points that I was talking about from the start and made that fact as clear as could possibly be.
And, no, if you continue to treat people as you have just treated me, I suggest you don't go out and do that in person. It is not pleasant to be on the other side of the manipulation. Which is why I said this is our last discussion.
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