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One of the reasons, why some may become angry at someone else's difference of opinion, may go back to an experience they may have suffered through when they shared their values and truth and they were crushed and/or ignored. Some have were even punished for sharing their values and opinions. Creating aggressive adults. As adults, they become stuck in a time lapse, their unconscious mind remembers what occurred occurred when in the past they shared their opinions and how it brought conflict. People, who become overly aggressive are just gearing themselves up to defend their truth. Some may even become abusive as their attempting to deflect away and throw you off topic. Fighting and Arguing – Finding common ground with a partner, friends and family
I dealt with this, this weekend. I was wondering why my nephew, was acting defensively, before he vocalised his opinion.
Holy cow. This explains a lot of the people that post on C-D (and I don't mean that as a jab. I've been truly perplexed as to why there seems to be so many angry and argumentative people online).
bofspringfield...Sorry about your negative experiences. Some people do seem to become "mentally unbalanced" at times when it comes to their beliefs and always being "right!" Spooky!!.. As my son likes to say: "Watch your back!" "Look out!"
Sometimes it is hard to tell if what someone is stating is a fact or an opinion. Many times people put their opinion across as fact, and that essentially ends any productive conversation!
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good topic!
Sometimes they state something as "common knowledge" and present it as fact.
Sometimes they state something as "common knowledge" and present it as fact.
Very true. If it were common knowledge, then it wouldn't be an opinion and we would be aware of the topic that is something of "common knowledge" .. It wouldn't and shouldn't turn into a heated debate.
bofspringfield...Sorry about your negative experiences. Some people do seem to become "mentally unbalanced" at times when it comes to their beliefs and always being "right!" Spooky!!.. As my son likes to say: "Watch your back!" "Look out!"
Yes ma'am. I have eyes in the back of my head haha but I do attempt to stay away from beings of such character.
Holy cow. This explains a lot of the people that post on C-D (and I don't mean that as a jab. I've been truly perplexed as to why there seems to be so many angry and argumentative people online).
Yes its amazing how people take others opinions about certain topics so personal.
"Don't 'go there.' That's a 'taboo subject.' Don't bring 'this' or 'that' up either! "...It's hard to grow close to someone when so many topics are "off limits."...If one of these topics do come up there is "hell to pay" for daring to mention them! These topics are supposed to remain "walled-off" and kept at "bay."...My older son went through a period of being this way. He tried to surround himself with "yes people" and "brown nosers." But he wasn't always successful at it because his friends could be pretty opinionated and "outspoken!" (Like he was himself.)... My son wanted to pretend that he was "fine." He didn't want to do any self-examination. Everyone was expected to "say" what he wanted to "hear" and avoid topics that might "expose" his hidden insecurities or "unfinished business" from the past...He definitely wanted to stay "in control." Anyone who dared to "step" out of "line" got "crossed off" his list! They became his "enemy!"...I'm glad my son finally came "down to earth" the year before he died and came to terms with everything he tried so hard to "hide" and "avoid" for so many years...When I'm around people who expect me to "protect" their ego and "keep mum" about certain topics I think about my son and how he tried to surround himself with "yes people" and "brown nosers" for so many years.
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