How should we respond to those we disagree with? Does the severity of the disagreement matter? Is disagreement helpful or harmful to America? How so?
As far as disagreeing with others goes, we can simply respond by “holding our own” and sticking with our argument but also not disagreeing with others in a disrespectful way. This is because there is a way to disagree with others without being rude about it, regardless of the severity. However, sometimes if the disagreement seems to be of a topic where people adapt a belief perseverance about or just will never seem to be open to opening their minds to the opposing argument, sometimes it is better worth the time to just walk away all together and put the disagreement aside if there doesn’t seem to be any moving past it. In terms of America, sometimes disagreement is good and sometimes it is not so good. Sometimes it is good because it is good to know that everyone has their own opinions and don’t all just conform to the same ones. While, on the other hand, sometimes it is not so good if the topic seems to be of a certain severity regarding a specific class of people for example and one of the people in the disagreement is ignorant and doesn’t see that, then the disagreement is one that can be harmful socially. Therefore, it overall depends.
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