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Post by OldSamVimes on Apr 12, 2017 4:26:18 GMT
It's easy online where anyone can post anything they want anonymously.
It's different when you see something you disagree with IRL.
I've learned from experience that it's easier to speak up than to have that crappy feeling 'I should have said something but I didn't'.
This guy explains it pretty well:
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Post by londonbird on Apr 12, 2017 7:27:34 GMT
I tend to speak my mind. I am maybe a little passive aggressive irl ( some may call that diplomacy!) but yes, I always say what I mean and mean what I say.
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Post by Aj_June on Apr 12, 2017 7:31:45 GMT
It's easy online where anyone can post anything they want anonymously. It's different when you see something you disagree with IRL. I've learned from experience that it's easier to speak up than to have that crappy feeling 'I should have said something but I didn't'. This guy explains it pretty well: I try to be polite to people though sometimes I may not end up being polite. I guess some of us have flaws and I accept that I have.
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Post by Marv on Apr 12, 2017 9:55:55 GMT
It depends on the situation and my mood and the importance of me speaking my mind. I tend to not get confrontational in real life so I'll let someone spew an opinion I disagree with without protest just because I don't find it a fight worth having at that moment. Alcohol usually frees my tongue more tho.
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Post by Arlon10 on Apr 12, 2017 10:54:35 GMT
It's easy online where anyone can post anything they want anonymously. It's different when you see something you disagree with IRL. I've learned from experience that it's easier to speak up than to have that crappy feeling 'I should have said something but I didn't'. This guy explains it pretty well: <video> There are social functions designed to address issues. I have been the first to show up for those most of my life. There are political rallies, debates, religious meetings, prayer breakfasts, Parks and Recreation officials sometimes schedule public forums of various kinds. I have been there. I have often been on the "staff" making the event a "success" at least insofar as issues are addressed peacefully. Other confrontations are not recommended. When they appear necessary they should be kept to a minimum. Agree to disagree and part. Leave confrontation to professionals. Work with professionals if you have something to contribute.
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Post by Aj_June on Apr 12, 2017 11:12:56 GMT
It depends on the situation and my mood and the importance of me speaking my mind. I tend to not get confrontational in real life so I'll let someone spew an opinion I disagree with without protest just because I don't find it a fight worth having at that moment. Alcohol usually frees my tongue more tho. The most straightforward speaker? I think King Stannis "Hard truths cut both ways, Ser Davos."
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Post by cupcakes on Apr 12, 2017 14:45:34 GMT
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Post by yezziqa on Apr 12, 2017 15:04:55 GMT
Yes, I always do.
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Post by thefleetsin on Apr 12, 2017 15:12:29 GMT
i wouldn't be much of a poet (a label i use, after half a century of writing) if i didn't occasionally explore my own mind. so much of my writing is observational documentation.
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Post by rachelcarson1953 on Apr 12, 2017 15:45:37 GMT
I pick my battles carefully because where I live, I am usually the odd person out, and can't truly speak openly without fear of reprisal.
Many years ago, I spoke my mind in the newspaper, questioning a popular local political candidate who was outspokenly Christian. My name had to be included in my opinion letter in order to be published. My name is very distinctive, and it took almost no effort to find my address, phone number, etc. I got hate mail and death threat phone calls. My opinion didn't even contain anything that was anti-religion, it was just questioning the separation of church and state. Needless to say, if my neighbors could intercept my posts here, well, I wouldn't be living here much longer. In a large city, speaking your mind is a lot less intimidating than in a small town.
But among friends (but not family) I do speak my mind. Sometimes we disagree on some fine point or another, but we agree to disagree and can still maintain the relationship.
In a small town, at least I can VOTE my mind.
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