the ups and downs of life  Archive for the tag “beliefs”  What
Have You ALWAYS Been Told Not To Talk About?  OK. There are
certain topics that we have always been told not to talk about.
Religion, politics, sex, money. Why some people feel the need to
bring these up in a public forum is beyond me. Is it to
instigate a fight? It’s one thing to not like someone else’s
favorite football team. But when you start actually publicly
lambasting someone because of their personal views and beliefs,
I feel you are definitely crossing some lines.  Does it really
matter how a person voted? Or does it matter what a politician
wears? Why does it matter? Does it truly affect you or someone
you know on a personal level? I don’t like most of what the
majority of politicians say or do but I am not going to discuss
every detail with the world. I do discuss some of these things
with a very select few people who I know can have a civilized
conversation and not berate me for my beliefs. We have
discussions about why we like this or