Recent content by prayingforpeace

Hi LanaD, *Most of my relationship issues were the result of zero self worth and years of domestic violence. Here's an example of one of my serious issues and how I eventually got past it. I started changing when I began to question my thinking. For example, I was probably pathologically...

Ellabella44, Actually yes, I did read your entire post. But the truth is that at times, the thread was bashing. I was not really commenting ON your post as much as I was trying to show that even though some people may think it never got "hateful" it did at times. Maybe my threshold is...

Justmehere, I appreciate your response to me. As to feeling hated, probably goes to my personal issues and my own ptsd. At one point I felt belittled but I can say it's been respectful overall. I don't want to argue my feelings as they are my feelings/my issues. It's intimidating for me to...

I found great info on NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health). There is a section on "how do I know if I have PTSD" There are can be many different causes but I think the best way to know is for that person to review the list on the above or any good site. There may be one on here as well...

Thanks for the link Anarchy, I've read the wiki page but will continue reading more. I guess that if there was not strong dissent during Abraham Lincolns time, we wouldn't have advanced to where we are today. Thank God people hated slavery! I may feel the way I do, hence my name on this...

I just want to add that everyone has a right to say what they think. I'm not trying to say that these things shouldn't have been said in the context of a persons right to free speech. I knew what the result would be for me, and it took courage on my part to speak out believe it or not. It is...

I only went thru the first 3 pages. I acknowledge how, now that I've disagreed with the tone at times, those whom I disagreed with will automatically dislike me. It saddens me that my wanting to separate the person from the view has basically caused anger. Deep down we are all just people and...

I do not have the ability to debate world politics at your level Anarchy, Scout86 or Muse. I've read each comment and I'd agree with everything I've read. I am not as knowledgeable as to the intricacies of the Communist Manifesto or the NSDAP. I cannot argue as I'm unqualified. Nor would I...

@eve, Throughout this thread I have just shared my opinion on how I see the idea of mutual respect and dialog as the most effective means to finding common ground, vs. alienating one another. I have personally dealt with people from both political sides of the spectrum as I'm an independent...

A quote from Obama describing what I meant in a brilliant way, "We can’t expect to solve our problems if all we do is tear each other down. You can disagree with a certain policy without demonizing the person who espouses it. You can question somebody’s views and their judgment without...

@joeylittle I agree with you on that. I guess I didn't mean "respect the opinions of others" but rather, respect other people regardless of opinion. I'm not a very good speaker but what I'm trying to say is that if we could have a mutually respectful conversation in this country, maybe we...

Scout86, After reading through only the first page of posts, my thought was that if there was a person who supported trump, why in the heck would they want to say so in that environment with as many insults toward the followers of trump? Everyone is entitled to their opinion and I just think...

Just reading up on Mussolini's fascism, and seems you may be onto something... I guess my hope for mutual respect regardless of the outcome of elections is basically naive. Guess, for my own sanity, I should remain active in other topics. LOL :)

I don't think it's funny to compare Trump to Hitler. I guess I may be alone in this opinion but I think we need to stop that. I get that it's done for effect but It seems more respectful of the jews and others who suffered to leave that alone. To make that comparison, IHO lessens the...

I doubt anyone would want to share their opinion about WHY they actually did support Trump when they will most likely be attacked personally... I'm guessing this thread was started for more rhetorical reasons...? I am not a fan of Trump. I am not a fan of Clinton either, but obviously based on...