Reply #36: beginning to understand a lot more here..... [View All]

[Desertrose]

I'm beginning to understand prejudice from a much closer perspective....

We have only ever asked to share & discuss interests common to many of us here...no conversion...no preaching...no intrusion on others beliefs...yet we are followed from forum to forum ,constantly questioned, ridiculed and told we are basically ignorant....and yet everything we discuss here, everything from astrology to herbs to spirituality has taken YEARS and the greater part of our lives to learn.

Do we say we know it all or have all the answers- the ONLY answers? Of course not. All we want to do is share & discuss without having to constantly battle those who have a different point of view ( who although they may say they don't want to convert, certainly display all the characteristics of fundamentalists!)

And all this is coming from so called "liberals". Sounds a lot more like the "other side" who constantly seek to control the thoughts of others and stifle rights and free speech.

I don't want to fight...but I will not let anyone take my right to discuss my ideas away just because they don't agree with me.

Our "advice" and alternative healing discussion could be taken care of with a simple disclaimer. Please don't let fear get the upper hand.....or allow the few who try to control by fear accomplish their goals. (Also keep in mind that none of us who have started this group are having any problems within this forum ...they certainly appear to have been started by those who very obviously do not agree with the mission statement.)

This is a lovely place you provided Skinner.....I hope it doesn't become dismantled piece by piece. (This seems to be an echo of what is going on out in the country. I hope we can set an example here on DU.... that it IS a big tent and that by giving in to fear we are not gaining anything but losing a lot.)
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peace please
DR

edited for numerous typos