Nettle

Today's word is "nettle" ... to irritate, annoy or provoke. To sting as a nettle does. (Dictionary.com)

So

The threads! The threads!

Read the threads and be amazed ...

at how we treat each other and

how our biases shine through

our "facts." When facts are slim

or controversial, it seems we

must shout louder. Well we

cannot shout on line, but we

can attempt to denigrate the

other person and their point of view.

We can poke and nettle and

insult the other. We can call

them names and question their

intelligence. I wonder, would

we do this if the person

was standing right in front of us?
If it was obvious they were
sincerely seeking the truth

of the matter? Is there no way

for us to face in the 

same direction and look

at everything together ...

to calmly analyze the data?

I fear this animosity will

only cause us to dig in

our heels, turn our backs

on each other, and leave

us all blind and deaf ... unable
or even unwilling to try
to love the other. 

Anne Selleck

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