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[mamculuna]

Day Four: Seven (semi)interesting things you've pondered or thought about recently.

1. How is communication possible between groups of people who have true disagreements over fundamental values? Could I ever have a reasonable conversation with a Tea Party person on politics?
2. I wish everyone with an income over 100K had to assist one other person on foodstamps.
3. Do cats really ever meow at other cats (not growl, yowl, or hiss)--or is that just for humans?
4. And what is the correct amount of cats per square foot of any given home?
5. Two spaces or one? (Typography, not cats)
6. California or French red wine?
7. Could Pharaoh Sanders be any better? ("The Creator Has a Master Plan">

Comments

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

I dunno about reasonable--but polite? Yes.

[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

Always try for polite! Just wondering about the level of real communication. Can we ever really get through to each other? Or are we coming from such very different basic value systems that we're always skew lines?

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

Ive got a few relatives, inlaws, complicated family connections (like my son's bio family on the female side), and friends who are conservatives. Bright people all, but we are fundamentally different.

Every presidential election, there is a truce, where we don't discuss politics, though the Obama election caused some hot moments, and the hottest moment was when one person went to picket for Prop 8. A lot of the younger generation (and my spouse) didn't want to speak to her ever again, but we worked around it.

[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

I'm lucky (or not) that my family and most of my friends all share political values, and in class, try to keep that side of things neutral. I agree that if anything else is in play, best to keep politics out of it!

[cactuswatcher.livejournal.com]

3. I would add serenading each other. If they really start yowling, it's not long till it's growling and hissing. Serenading seems to go merrily on and on. I don't think they do meow to each other except as kittens. Maybe momma cat does to the kittens, but I don't know.

4. I think one cat per home is plenty. Certainly it's hard enough to type with one cat in my lap.

[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

Indeed, one cat can expand to take up all available room.

[usedtobeljs]

Re #1: I'm not sure any more. I'd have said yes, but... I'm not sure.

[hugs]

[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

Wishing....

Hugs to you.

[a2zmom.livejournal.com]

I think the problem with 1 is that it used to be possible to have a civil discussion among people with vastly differing views. Now you get accused of being un-American.

As far as 2 goes, I'm not sure how that would work. Giving to an appropriate charity seems like a good option.

[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

I have a hard time indeed with getting away from the emotional outbursts.

The reason I think of mentoring is that I don't think that some people who have money understand how difficult life is for those who don't. Just trying to help someone get foodstamps made me see how hard it is to get to interviews if you don't have a phone or a car.

[ann1962]

1. I know *you* could. Can't speak for the other person.

2. Oh, can you imagine the uproar?

5. I used two in this reply.

[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

Well, takes two to communicate, so can never be sure it's not me as well that's creating the problem.

I have to go back and count to see what I do.

[kalimeg.livejournal.com]

The cat thinks that both feet belong to him. I'm not sure about the square part. :)

[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

Heh. Mine thinks the middle is also hers...

[midnightsjane.livejournal.com]

The correct amount of space for cats seems to be whatever they think it is! Mine seem to vary between /thismuch\ and /thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiismuch\.
;)

[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

In my house, there's the issue of space between cats and people and the issue of space between cats. I don't think a mansion would work for these two.