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Hating hate Is still hate hate is not defeated with hate hate is not defeated by love hate is quelled with understanding but we have forgotten how to listen instead of listening to understand we only listen for disagreement so busy fighting for the scraps of the american dream we stopped listening so far RIGHT you can't see so far LEFT you cannot hear both sides equally angry both sides equally scared so instead of listening to each other to understand we listen to the whores of big business we put our faith in politicians who have not our well-being in mind but the profit line of their financiers pass bills that destroy people and things instead of putting our faith in each other we have put it into politicians that know nothing about the daily existence of the average person we have turned our back on common sense continue on with antiquated beliefs beliefs which have funded and caused wars genocide outright theft all in the name of progress and civilization we are unable to believe in something but accept that somebody else has the right to their own beliefs. what happened to the middle what happened to cooperation it doesn't exist because agendas normally don't get finished in the middle I CHOOSE the middle, i have no agenda I CHOOSE to listen first I CHOOSE to make an effort to understand Both sides Why do you hate what you hate Then try to make that hate go away and the only way that happens is if we get to know each other I choose to start listening It's hard to hate things you know and understand
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