I didn't think you were over the top (in either of your comments).
And I do recognize that I'm speaking somewhat from a position of privilege in that I haven't felt personally hated or attacked by the Right.
And I wouldn't say we have to "bend over backwards to make them feel good" -- I just want us to curb ourselves from trying to hurt them. And I'm not even sure I would wholly advocate for "turn the other cheek." I think we can and should stand up for what we believe is right. But I want the focus to be on the issues, rather than on insults and personal attacks and accusatory generalizations. (And I'm not saying you personally do any of those bad things, just that those are the kinds of things I'm talking about when I say I want us gracious &etc. I want us to focus on working toward solutions and improvements, rather than working against each other.)
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Date: 2008-11-06 02:07 pm (UTC)And I do recognize that I'm speaking somewhat from a position of privilege in that I haven't felt personally hated or attacked by the Right.
And I wouldn't say we have to "bend over backwards to make them feel good" -- I just want us to curb ourselves from trying to hurt them. And I'm not even sure I would wholly advocate for "turn the other cheek." I think we can and should stand up for what we believe is right. But I want the focus to be on the issues, rather than on insults and personal attacks and accusatory generalizations. (And I'm not saying you personally do any of those bad things, just that those are the kinds of things I'm talking about when I say I want us gracious &etc. I want us to focus on working toward solutions and improvements, rather than working against each other.)