Let's Talk About Politics...and Money and Religion
Since childhood, we’ve been told not to talk about three things: money, religion, and politics. These are contentious subjects. Unless we wish to be considered low class or have poor taste, we should steer conversations away from such landmines.
Well, the hell with that.
If I’ve learned anything this year, it’s that we’ve been thrust into hyper-partisan times where everyone seems to exist within personalized echo chambers. We listen only to what we want to hear. We seek only the things we want to see. We dismiss claims contrary to our beliefs, whether those beliefs are true or not.
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