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6 years ago
I don’t normally share these kinds of posts, as some of the views are not always considered "acceptable" in today’s society.
In the recent couple years I’ve been noticing the growing amount of arguing and complaining going on online, and the lack of ability to accept difference of opinions or views. From what’s considered discrimination, disrespect to political. When did our world become so much of an entitlement society, where everyone is offended by every single thing that gets said and everything blown out of context.
This may get a bit long winded, so bear with me..
I do not usually share many of my thought or opinions online, especially on social media. For reasons as said not always most popular and best not start arguments.
I’ve struggled for a long time with various feeling on subjects, some I share closely with many yet shave very different views on. I guess I can start on the topic of the LGBT community, which I am a part of and have been a long time. Side of myself I had hid for a long time not wanting to be judged. Times have changed a lot form when I was growing up to what they are now and will continue. Yet I see young generations complaining more than ever about discrimination. Not that it is a bad thing, it is good to fight for equality. But at what cost do we decide that it may be in some ways doing more harm than good.
I see many younger people make comments of how bad things are for people of Gay, Bi, transgender and so on. How wrongly they are being treated. We loudly voice our opinions on the world that is trying to change but get upset cause it’s not “good enough”. We live I a society where people can openly express themselves. I drive across the city, walk through the stores and see couples of same sex walking holding hands, showing affection to eachother celebrating in the streets showing their pride. Nobody really batts an eye these days and when do its rare, especially when compared to how it was a few years before their generation. Being part of a bit older generation it wasn’t near as accepted and even still many of us that are older struggle with accepting things in public less easily as the younger generations.
Which also takes us the the recent elections.
I don’t really care for politics, but this year was one the first times I really took an interest in it and actually voted which takes us the equality in the LGBT community. Like many my friends and other alike I for fighting for equality, yet I wouldn’t dare share my political views with them cause it would get people arguing. While others were thinking of only equality and nothing else I thought of other aspects. Like economy which led me to stray away for other views.
But the point of this all is, is why do people’s different points of views always need to clash these days. Nobody seems to be able just accept difference of beliefs these days.
We live so much in a world where everyone things if it’s not same as my opinion it’s a bad opinion, and we are so quick to criticize others yet are no better at display ourselves.
Much like the recent discussions on the internet about remberance day as well.. So many people throwing around accusations about disrespect. From changing the supposed meaning of a symbol to disrespect if not wear it and various other subjects.
Disrespect takes many forms I think some people fail to realize. One the last things made a big deal of that I will focus on, that I’m sure with not be most popular with some people.
Lets begin with the the whole debate on the symbolism of the poppy. We all know what it symbolizes and represents and respect what it does and always will display. Honoring fallen and not fallen soldiers who gave sacrifice for the life with have today. Something I have a great respect for despite what anyone might try to say.
People like to throw about words about people showing disrespect for various things, from not thinking about a poppy as a symbol to immigrants or anyone for not wearing and screaming they disrespecting our soldiers..
Should it be displayed sure, is wearing it only way to show that honor and respect? No. I already know some will disagree with that. But fact is what one feels in your beliefs on the matter means more than wearing something.
Many people wear a poppy to show their support, all the power to them. Some of us don’t actively go out our way. While some people have no real care at all or barely understand why they should wear one, but wear one anyways just cause they think it’s the norm and they should. So what really is more disrespectful to people..
Personally to me not wearing one Vs wearing one just cause you think you should but not really care either way of the true symbolism of it. In my humble opinion the latter is much more disrespectful.
It is as I said one can show your support in various ways.
All of which leads things to me, I guess some this year probably looked at me and called out disrespect cause I never wore a poppy. Fine all power to you for your view as I respect it. You are fully entitled to that view. However also rember to not be so quick to judge.
A little about my family and it connection to military and war, if I go around enough within my family, from grandparents to relatives through blood and through marage, even ad friends into that mix I have have people with in my family that could be taken back to fighting in both world wars to Vietnam, even in Iraq.. many in my past family even fought against echother.
I have very deep respect of everything every one of them have gone through and done for us.
While I may not have worn a poppy this year, and like others you do not know what they may have been thinking on days of remberance..
Like a friend whom I may have only known online but came close to, died in Iraq. An Uncle I never knew but know through family in Vietnam, To a grandfather who served in WW2 no longer with us after batting cancer. Which can take one to things we do in life to show our respect in our own different way.
My grandfather’s 1998 Ford F150 xlt he had bought new, and rember to this day when he got it, still with its original cap that he got put on it right away. A truck now mine I have always felt fondness to in a weird way some may never understand, that will probably compel me to never sell it.. or to change too much. Right down to the two poppies still on the visor that have been there for over 20 years and will never be removed out of respect to him. Last two to be placed in that truck by my grandparents.
So before everyone judges people on what they do or don’t do. Focus on what’s important to you, and remember that everyone chooses to wear or respect and honor in defent way and does not make it any less important.
We live a world that is becoming more and more where everyone is offended by things. We do not take the time to look at the larger picture of life and focus so heavily on how something makes “us” feel we forget about others and how it affects them. We dwell on simple things rather than moving on, giving people who try to spread hate fuel to stoke the fire we all took part in starting. It takes both sides to extinguish a raging fire and losing your cool and stoking it cause you offended only makes it worse.
Instead limit the fuel, take things on a slower approach with more care and understanding. Things will be more likely to die down to a managble flame.
Too many forget to look at our own flaws in life before others. Our world has a lot to learn still and I understand many of the young generation are frustrated, but complaining about things solves nothing but doing something to change it does..
In the recent couple years I’ve been noticing the growing amount of arguing and complaining going on online, and the lack of ability to accept difference of opinions or views. From what’s considered discrimination, disrespect to political. When did our world become so much of an entitlement society, where everyone is offended by every single thing that gets said and everything blown out of context.
This may get a bit long winded, so bear with me..
I do not usually share many of my thought or opinions online, especially on social media. For reasons as said not always most popular and best not start arguments.
I’ve struggled for a long time with various feeling on subjects, some I share closely with many yet shave very different views on. I guess I can start on the topic of the LGBT community, which I am a part of and have been a long time. Side of myself I had hid for a long time not wanting to be judged. Times have changed a lot form when I was growing up to what they are now and will continue. Yet I see young generations complaining more than ever about discrimination. Not that it is a bad thing, it is good to fight for equality. But at what cost do we decide that it may be in some ways doing more harm than good.
I see many younger people make comments of how bad things are for people of Gay, Bi, transgender and so on. How wrongly they are being treated. We loudly voice our opinions on the world that is trying to change but get upset cause it’s not “good enough”. We live I a society where people can openly express themselves. I drive across the city, walk through the stores and see couples of same sex walking holding hands, showing affection to eachother celebrating in the streets showing their pride. Nobody really batts an eye these days and when do its rare, especially when compared to how it was a few years before their generation. Being part of a bit older generation it wasn’t near as accepted and even still many of us that are older struggle with accepting things in public less easily as the younger generations.
Which also takes us the the recent elections.
I don’t really care for politics, but this year was one the first times I really took an interest in it and actually voted which takes us the equality in the LGBT community. Like many my friends and other alike I for fighting for equality, yet I wouldn’t dare share my political views with them cause it would get people arguing. While others were thinking of only equality and nothing else I thought of other aspects. Like economy which led me to stray away for other views.
But the point of this all is, is why do people’s different points of views always need to clash these days. Nobody seems to be able just accept difference of beliefs these days.
We live so much in a world where everyone things if it’s not same as my opinion it’s a bad opinion, and we are so quick to criticize others yet are no better at display ourselves.
Much like the recent discussions on the internet about remberance day as well.. So many people throwing around accusations about disrespect. From changing the supposed meaning of a symbol to disrespect if not wear it and various other subjects.
Disrespect takes many forms I think some people fail to realize. One the last things made a big deal of that I will focus on, that I’m sure with not be most popular with some people.
Lets begin with the the whole debate on the symbolism of the poppy. We all know what it symbolizes and represents and respect what it does and always will display. Honoring fallen and not fallen soldiers who gave sacrifice for the life with have today. Something I have a great respect for despite what anyone might try to say.
People like to throw about words about people showing disrespect for various things, from not thinking about a poppy as a symbol to immigrants or anyone for not wearing and screaming they disrespecting our soldiers..
Should it be displayed sure, is wearing it only way to show that honor and respect? No. I already know some will disagree with that. But fact is what one feels in your beliefs on the matter means more than wearing something.
Many people wear a poppy to show their support, all the power to them. Some of us don’t actively go out our way. While some people have no real care at all or barely understand why they should wear one, but wear one anyways just cause they think it’s the norm and they should. So what really is more disrespectful to people..
Personally to me not wearing one Vs wearing one just cause you think you should but not really care either way of the true symbolism of it. In my humble opinion the latter is much more disrespectful.
It is as I said one can show your support in various ways.
All of which leads things to me, I guess some this year probably looked at me and called out disrespect cause I never wore a poppy. Fine all power to you for your view as I respect it. You are fully entitled to that view. However also rember to not be so quick to judge.
A little about my family and it connection to military and war, if I go around enough within my family, from grandparents to relatives through blood and through marage, even ad friends into that mix I have have people with in my family that could be taken back to fighting in both world wars to Vietnam, even in Iraq.. many in my past family even fought against echother.
I have very deep respect of everything every one of them have gone through and done for us.
While I may not have worn a poppy this year, and like others you do not know what they may have been thinking on days of remberance..
Like a friend whom I may have only known online but came close to, died in Iraq. An Uncle I never knew but know through family in Vietnam, To a grandfather who served in WW2 no longer with us after batting cancer. Which can take one to things we do in life to show our respect in our own different way.
My grandfather’s 1998 Ford F150 xlt he had bought new, and rember to this day when he got it, still with its original cap that he got put on it right away. A truck now mine I have always felt fondness to in a weird way some may never understand, that will probably compel me to never sell it.. or to change too much. Right down to the two poppies still on the visor that have been there for over 20 years and will never be removed out of respect to him. Last two to be placed in that truck by my grandparents.
So before everyone judges people on what they do or don’t do. Focus on what’s important to you, and remember that everyone chooses to wear or respect and honor in defent way and does not make it any less important.
We live a world that is becoming more and more where everyone is offended by things. We do not take the time to look at the larger picture of life and focus so heavily on how something makes “us” feel we forget about others and how it affects them. We dwell on simple things rather than moving on, giving people who try to spread hate fuel to stoke the fire we all took part in starting. It takes both sides to extinguish a raging fire and losing your cool and stoking it cause you offended only makes it worse.
Instead limit the fuel, take things on a slower approach with more care and understanding. Things will be more likely to die down to a managble flame.
Too many forget to look at our own flaws in life before others. Our world has a lot to learn still and I understand many of the young generation are frustrated, but complaining about things solves nothing but doing something to change it does..
Unfortunately, our society has been drifting toward being more self-centered than it used to me. The average person tends to think more about what benefits them, than what benefits the world around them. A sad and common example of this is someone finishing a fast food meal in their car and tossing their used trash out the car window. They feel that it benefits them to keep their own car clean, but they have no care or respect for anyone else who has to clean up their mess. The rest of the world simply doesn't matter to them, because they have no respect for it, or other people. They'll be more than happy to complain about the world, but fail to see themselves as part of the problem.
Our society appears to be very good at dividing people based on their opinions, lifestyles, religions, wealth, political views, rights, social status, etc. Making one's own life better at the expense of others seems to be the direction our society is moving. We don't need to bring others down in order to better ourselves though, even if society is moving that way.
The best way to combat this sad trend is to not be a part of it. Be one of the uncommon examples of how people should behave. Be the rare person who is loving, kind, patient, forgiving, peaceful, respecting of others, modest, and who has a healthy level of self-control. That sort of example affects the people around us, and tends to make our lives better in a positive way.
so many people are so quick to judge how bad drivers are.. Yet these same people i could watch them and count out numerous traffic violations in one day. the lac of respect of others on road, and like you said the me first attitude. no common courtesy and yet complain themselves of very thng.
its like the saying goes, rather than complaining lead by example. However everyone has seemed to have forgotten the meaning of that.
Thirty to forty years ago, when there were no cell phones, and before things like Facebook and Twitter, people generally met others for the first time in person, rather than online. You had to had some level of manners and respect to meet most people in most places. If not, it simply wouldn't work. You might even get kicked out of wherever you were meeting someone, if the behavior became to disruptive or disrespectful.
Now, nearly everyone meets for the first time on the web, rather than in person. The internet masks a great deal of disrespect and other bad behaviors. It also allows people to simply turn off the consequences, by clicking a button and disappearing, or by switching to another alias name. People can get away with so many behaviors on the net that they could never get away with in person.
Also, unlike dealing with people in person, one can easily find sympathy for even their worst ideas and behaviors on the net. It's not that the net is worse than real life. It's just that a person's words can reach a whole lot more people on the net than they likely could in person. So, the net makes it easier for people with bad ideas to feel validated. One can get away with being rude and disrespectful a lot easier on the net.
I just wish more people were wise enough to not be disrespectful and rude, just because they think they can get away with it.