Episode 45 – We Can Agree to Disagree
Welcome to Awareness for Everyone, an exploration of Conscious Reality Creation, and living the best lives we can for ourselves. I am MJ Blehart, writer, blogger, editor, and 21st century philosopher. Episode 45 – We Can Agree to Disagree
Sometimes it’s the better part of valor to agree to disagree
Since this is an election year it is very hard to not talk about politics. One of the uglier parts of this, however, is when those more-or-less on the same side become combative.
Look, there is never going to be ONE PERFECT CANDIDATE. You might find someone who represents more-or-less what YOU want, but others may disagree for any number of reasons. It’s good and healthy to debate and have discussion (sans rancor) of the good/bad/ugly positives and negatives of each candidate.
But it’s important to stay civil. You really should be mindful of agreeing to disagree. Why? Because when the convention occurs and there is just the one nominee standing against Trump we need to come together in support of whoever takes him on.
We are allies on the same side
This instance is specific to the election. When all is said and done we are allies and we need to work together in order to achieve the goal. We’re not likely to get the absolute ideal candidate for president since the ideal is wholly dependent on individual perception. But whoever we have is who we need to all get behind, warts and all.
I am not like you. You are not like me. Our life experiences, environments, families, communities, educations, associations and so on are unique to each of us. While there may be similarities, we are still different from one another.
This is an important matter to take into account. Why? Because even when you and I are different we can still be allies in certain fights. But there may be imperfections involved.
I have no direct knowledge of what it is like to be a person of color, a woman, LGBTQ, or otherwise marginalized.
While my experiences are going to be different because I haven’t had the same issues, that doesn’t make me any less of an ally.
No one size fits all
One size does not fit all. There are aspects of a given candidate’s beliefs you may not buy into. This is also going to be true of allies in most battles and wars you may be fighting.
I am not saying you should ever just roll over and accept awfulness. That’s not what this is about. This is about accepting the differences belonging to individuals, the way each of us thinks, feels, and acts, and the importance of an ally versus an opponent.
In certain fights, some of your allies ascribe to one thing but not to another you may feel passionate about.
We can agree to disagree, particularly when it comes to our allies. What’s important is that we come together to deal with the much larger issues of our opponents, accept our differences, and work together to achieve the goal.
Keep that in mind, please, before you go off on an imperfect ally. Save combat for your opponents.
Closing:
Thank you for listening to Awareness for Everyone, a discussion of Conscious Reality Creation and living the best lives we can for ourselves. I want to thank Fe Mahoney, the artist who created my colorful and awesome cover art. If you would like to commission work from her, contact her at veinsofink2017@gmail.com. If you have questions or comments you can contact me via Facebook at blehartmj, on Twitter at mjblehart, or e mail me at author@mjblehart.com. Please take a moment to check out my blog, The Ramblings of the Titanium Don, at titaniumdon.com,