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JustJess · 02-28-2006, 10:01 AM

As I've said before, I don't post in Politics very often. Mostly because I dislike being labelled and derided, and that's what I have read most often. There are other ways...

Perhaps we should approach things with no or new labels.

No labels:
Stop identifying yourself or others with "liberal", "conservative", "left", "right", etc. Because that means something different to all of us, especially as we are an international community.
OR:
New labels:
Put up a sticky or identify in each thread what these terms will mean in the context of the discussion. I would be hesitant to use this idea, however, since I can only imagine the insulting ways we can identify opposing views, or how we would limit others' beliefs by making them choose only one thing.

SO:

I would vote for NO LABELS, ever. I am not liberal, I am not conservative, I am just a person who has a variety of beliefs that don't usually conglomerate into one belief system. It's as bad as assuming all Catholics hate gay people or all Islamists want to blow other people up, or all white people are KKK, or all blond people are Aryans. It's ridiculous, and I believe that if we stop imposing labels on others - AND OURSELVES - and simply discuss each point on its merits, we can move further.

I know that while I disagree with many of Ustwo's points, if I make myself forget that he's labeled himself a conservative republican, I can see the validity of some of his points. Because in my mind, conservative republicans are a negative image. And that's not right. That devalues what would otherwise be a solid, intelligent point that I CAN AGREE WITH.

In this case, we have to be a little PC and stop with the labels and the pre-assumptive ideas.

02-28-2006, 10:01 AM	#5 (permalink)
JustJess Unencapsulated Location: Kittyville	As I've said before, I don't post in Politics very often. Mostly because I dislike being labelled and derided, and that's what I have read most often. There are other ways... Perhaps we should approach things with no or new labels. No labels: Stop identifying yourself or others with "liberal", "conservative", "left", "right", etc. Because that means something different to all of us, especially as we are an international community. OR: New labels: Put up a sticky or identify in each thread what these terms will mean in the context of the discussion. I would be hesitant to use this idea, however, since I can only imagine the insulting ways we can identify opposing views, or how we would limit others' beliefs by making them choose only one thing. SO: I would vote for NO LABELS, ever. I am not liberal, I am not conservative, I am just a person who has a variety of beliefs that don't usually conglomerate into one belief system. It's as bad as assuming all Catholics hate gay people or all Islamists want to blow other people up, or all white people are KKK, or all blond people are Aryans. It's ridiculous, and I believe that if we stop imposing labels on others - AND OURSELVES - and simply discuss each point on its merits, we can move further. I know that while I disagree with many of Ustwo's points, if I make myself forget that he's labeled himself a conservative republican, I can see the validity of some of his points. Because in my mind, conservative republicans are a negative image. And that's not right. That devalues what would otherwise be a solid, intelligent point that I CAN AGREE WITH. In this case, we have to be a little PC and stop with the labels and the pre-assumptive ideas. __________________ My heart knows me better than I know myself, so I'm gonna let it do all the talkin'.