The Other Side

The term ‘the Other side’ has been used a lot recently. What is ‘the Other side’ anyway?

I sort of understand it in politics as Republican Party vs Democratic Party but are these government officials suppose to be public servants working for the people rather than promoting divisive politics?

There always seems to be ‘the other side’.  And when we come face-to-face with ‘the other side’ we get defensive. (http://nimrodstudios.blogspot.com/2018/09/conflict.html)

Red vs Blue? Black vs White? Workers vs Management? Patriots vs Packers? North vs South? Young vs Old? Rich vs Poor? Good vs Evil?

Believers vs Non-believers? Smart vs Dumb?

Seems for every movement there is opposition. Neither is right or wrong.

Like the news reports and the talking heads and the govspeak that has filled our week, we must take sides against ‘the other side’. We will gather enough concurrence and possible evidence to prove ‘Our side’ is better than ‘the Other side’.

Perhaps that is why all the neighbors have built privacy fences? Perhaps that is why all the social media comments have become so hateful and polarizing? Perhaps we have lost the skill to listen and learn from different ideas and thoughts and maybe be persuaded to agree with ‘the Other side’.  Rather than being defensive, we should agree to disagree.