very well said!

Upvoted. Great video. I've tried to listen to all of Cantwell's interviews since the event. The guy went down a dark path. Such an intelligent person.

Racist are fools, me I am white, black, brown, greens, grey, everything. I love all colors, all races. Even if you are an alien, i ♡ u.

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Thank you for this. This is the kind of content I'm always looking for but NEVER finding in the main stream. Open-minded, civil discourse helps us evolve both as individuals and as a society. It is the hallmark of an advancing civilization - which should tell you something about where our mainstream media is today.  Thank you so much for this, and I'll be looking for future posts from you, Erika.

I am a fan of the anarchistic philosophy or ideology, or what ever the movement call it... but to call yourself an anarchist, I must see as false in the world of today... here is why:

The house or apartment you live in are registered and somehow connected to the state / statism and so goes for many other things that you use for maintaining a live of today (unless you live in the forest and don't use any technology).

I could be wrong, so please correct me if I am wrong, I just think that it is:

"false" to call yourself or any other an anarchist, when you still are depending on statism.

I believe in the idea of anarchism and I think that crypto currencies and blockchains can lead to an anarchistic society, but until we have those systems fully developed, there exists no anarchists in the world of today (but you can be a messenger of the anarchistic ideas, but it is not the same as being an anarchist).

Please please, tell me if you agree or think that I lost reality completely :9) ? :).---

Thank you, Erika. The internet needs more of this. Bad ideas can't effectively be fought through today's popular methods of shaming and violence.

Excellent post. Thank you. I wrote one of my favorite Steemit posts a while back which touches on some of these same ideas: <a href="https://steemit.com/tribalism/@lukestokes/tribalism-our-shared-enemy">Tribalism: Our Shared Enemy</a>. So much of the conflict going on seems to me to be an expression of our own evolution, trying to push past the primitive forces which got us hear on to something better which can improve the well being of us all.

That was enlightening, thanks. I really enjoyed the last part. I have forced myself to listen to wildly different arguments because I think it is the only way to make up your own mind. Making decisions based on what you hear from one person is dangerous.

I do enjoy the story of Rev. Wade Watts and your lessons learned. The ignorance of our time is troubling but I believe it's a result of the system trying to assure it's dominance by dumbing everyone down and promoting collectivism and fear.

I generally avoid politics in discussion boards because I see no merit in doing so. But this time, I am glad I read your post, just for those 3 last minutes of the video. Firstly it was hilarious and I smiled, then I realized they are talking about burning down a church and finally I understood how important this story is: people like rev. Wade Watts  are giving the best example. I can only imagine how satisfied this man would be at the transformation of such a hardcore KKK official as Mr Clary. And I do not think it has to be a reverend to make the difference, anyone can act by his brains instead of his brawn.

People ready to look at what "the other side" has to offer are few and far between, but I think that looking at what other people have to say is often productive and enriching.

For instance, I am an atheist, but I do not tune out when someone mentions god and as long as they are also willing to have an honest conversation about it, the discussion usually turns out to be interesting. Same goes for politics where I'm happy to engage with people on different parts of the spectrum. Still, white supremacists are rarely people I have time and desire to talk or listen to despite the fact that I have done that in the past.

Great post with a great message. It's hard to find people with a mindset like yours but it's always refreshing to see!

Great conversation! On point!

Nice article! You hit it right on the head. I think the fundamental problem is collectivism. If we keep primarily identifying ourselves as part of some infinite entity such as race, nation, ethnicity, religion, there will never be progress.

"It's important to LISTEN to people you don't think you identify with."

I'm usually surprised, when I manage to muster the energy to really listen.

You got my vote and a resteem :]