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'If we only limit ourselves to half the conversation, the revolution will only be half-finished.' Opinion
Now, before you condemn me to the pits of hell, I ask you to put down your Twitter accounts for a moment and listen. A strange concept, isn’t it? Listening. It’s especially strange today, as our trigger response is to take to our social media accounts to vent angrily to our followers – half of us in blind fury, the other half in fear of being called out for not being"woke."
Remember when we all changed our profile pictures to blue for South Sudan? These pictures were removed in maybe a week. But the South Sudan crisis rages on, and the rest of the world moved onto the next big thing. While many of these keyboard warriors often have their hearts in the right place, they must recognize their complicity in restricting the conversation and silencing others. If they preach tolerance for their views, they must be equally prepared to be held accountable to these same standards. Individuals need to recognize the value in respectful conversations, in order to ease the increasing hyperpartisanship and bipolarity that dominates both our online and offline world.
First of all, it is self-defeating. It allows individuals to feel good about themselves even if they’ve done little to help. I argue that not posting and living with the discomfort allows us to recognize the disconcerting reality we live in. This feeling is far more powerful and far more likely to be remembered the next time we are in a position of power – like at the ballot box.
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