Hi C Eagle

Tinny Buddha is not a political forum. The majority of the articles are about looking inward for self improvement while the majority of threads are about seeking help for relationships troubles. Other concerns tend to be around existential angst of meaning and purpose. If your looking for political engagement  this is probably the wrong site.

The treads that may appear to be political tend to be more about the difficulty with communication in a calm and helpful manner with those that disagree with you. Being authentic to ones experiences and values, finding ones voice with healthy boundaries without demonizing opponents. No easy task. Its clear that your post was not meant to demonize yet read from a different perspective could be experienced as a such.

In one such threads I made a comment were I explored the idea of ‘taking offense’ and preferring the stoic response which someone tagged as inappropriate. I didn’t take offence, my first attempt was badly done and did stray into the political which I regretted.  These thing are difficult to talk about.  I like to think I can uses these experiences to learn from.

I agree their is a deep seated fear among many in the world today.  This site attempts to help people navigate the fears they may be experiencing by first looking inward and doing so being better able to respond vice react to our fears (which more often then not is false evidence appearing real.) The goal is not to demonize but compassion for ourselves and others. Of course we don’t always live up to our best selves.

I wish you well Eagle

• This reply was modified 4 years, 2 months ago by Peter.

Canadian Eagle and Peter I agree with what you both wrote on my previous post. My whole thread was about me trying to find common ground with two dear friends who don’t see eye to eye with me. I don’t want to demonize them, I don’t want them to feel offended by my own personal beliefs. I’m a bit confused why my post got flagged, as no one was inappropriate at all. But anyway, I wanted to thank you both and Anita too for commenting. I am going to keep working hard to build bridges and not walls with people I love who see things differently than I do. Thanks for your words.