MadRabbit
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ORIGINAL: MadRabbit Well, I have no problem telling the Flat Earth Society they are wrong, but I fully support their right to go about being wrong until the day comes when they accidentally fall off the Earth. I feel the same about Fundamentalist Christians and Female Supremacists (Male Supremacists as well). Being somewhat notoriously non-politically correct, I think it's okay to tell people they are wrong just as long as your okay with letting them go about continuing to be wrong after the fact. (Okay, I lied about only contributing one thing to the thread) I just can't help but consider how so many believe anyone associating with any version of D/s are likewise part of that Flat Earth Society. Framed in such sure notions of right and wrong, their "politically incorrect" finger waving feels quite similar. I know. I have starkly conservative friends who argue with me all the time about why I should not be involved with the alternative lifestyle community and why it's wrong. They tell me I am wrong all the time. My best friend in Charleston is someone who is probably the closest thing to a true believer in Christ that I have ever met. We argue endlessly about religion where he tries to convince me I am wrong about being an Atheist and I do the same about him being a Christian. I've gone to Christian discussion groups with him where I was the only Atheist there and have had everyone pile on me. I can't tell you how many friends I have where I have gone round and round on the issue of homosexuality and deviant sexual desires. I know they are wrong in their opinion about sexual orientation being a choice and am going to argue with them, because it's an opinion that I believe needs to be reeducated. I take it, because I believe the things I do and believe in our right. If someone shakes me up and makes me reconsider my position, then it is a good thing, because maybe that position needs to be reconsidered. Hanging around people who believe the same things you do and are going to validate you on your beliefs is boring. I think we need the conflict that arises from that to grow. It also speaks to a lack of conviction to what you believe if you cannot stand the test of being told your "wrong". We have our opinions. We believe those opinions to be right. My friends and I care about each other which is why we try and convince the other person to come to our side. At the end, we usually leave the discussion with the same opinion and agree to disagree. We're okay with the other person being wrong. But still...the value of the conflict, for me, at least, has been immense. I understand more about Christianity then I did a year ago, I can understand why many people need faith and can respect them for having it without thinking they are a bunch of idiots, I understand and respect socially conservative positions more than I used to and don't demonize them, and I understand more about the objections and issues people have with deviant sexual practices which allows me to better explain things in the future. I can understand the ideology of "Live and Let Live". It certainly has it's place and needs to be taken into account in order to temper our actions. But the problem with that is that conflict breeds change and growth. Without the clash of opinions and disputes, we can't redefine how we see things and come to new understandings of the world around us. I'm okay with people telling me I am wrong and taking a stance against things I do, participate or believe in. Just as long as they leave it in the realm of opinion and argument and allow me to continue doing what they think is wrong as long as I believe it is right.
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