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B2G

(9,766 posts) Tue Jul 12, 2016, 04:51 PM Jul 2016

An Open Heart

"With an open heart, we can abandon the overheated rhetoric and the oversimplification that reduces whole categories of our fellow Americans, not just opponents, but to enemies."

He wasn't just talking about race relations. We cheer his words and then dismiss his message. Sad.

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An Open Heart (Original Post) B2G Jul 2016 OP

Agree frazzled Jul 2016 #1

Yep SickOfTheOnePct Jul 2016 #2

He needs to shame this country into civility B2G Jul 2016 #3

frazzled

(18,402 posts)

1. Agree

Reply to B2G (Original post)

Tue Jul 12, 2016, 05:04 PM

Jul 2016

It seems very few took notice of his words. And things will never improve or move forward if we don't.

SickOfTheOnePct

(7,290 posts)

2. Yep

Reply to B2G (Original post)

Tue Jul 12, 2016, 05:05 PM

Jul 2016

I thought the speech was one of the President's best ever, but I'm betting both sides will go back to the hate while their hands are still red from applauding his words.

B2G

(9,766 posts)

3. He needs to shame this country into civility

Reply to SickOfTheOnePct (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 12, 2016, 05:59 PM

Jul 2016

By addressing the political divide in this same manner.

Probably won't work but I'd love to hear the speech.

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