I stepped into a Twitter argument today. I've been avoiding Facebook altogether because I just don't want to see people I know in real life saying regrettable things. I haven't even peeked at Facebook. It maybe suggests a teeny social media problem that I've been hanging out on Twitter instead.
Mostly I'm good with Twitter, because it's easier to curate a Twitter feed and then keep it curated -- as opposed to Facebook, where I keep hiding people who just will not stay hidden. But today I hit a spot where I said to myself, "I am not going to let that pass unchallenged," and I spoke up.
It was about as fruitful as most 140-character arguments, I guess.
So this is the thing I am chewing on tonight: it is deeply ingrained in me that if you can't say anything nice, it's better to say nothing at all. And yet I can't say nothing at all in the situations that will be arising after this election. I don't know how to be both kind and clear in a sound bite world.
Maybe I should say, here in my muddle, how glad I am for those of you who read here -- who are willing to wade through 1200 word posts in which I can tell you what I'm really thinking. I have been so touched by those of you who have said, "You know, I disagree with you but I am willing to listen to what you have to say." Maybe I should stick to long form.
(I am already drafting my long-form letters about the repeal of the ACA, let me just tell you. They are more about clear than kind, let me tell you that too.)
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