Conversations Nowadays
One versus one. Right versus wrong. Democrat versus Republican.

When it comes to conversations between two people who have different views and beliefs nowadays politics, religion, beliefs, or rights will get brought up at some point during the conversation even if they originally were not talking about any of those topics. When those topics do get brought up, the conversation eventually turns into a debate and debates about politics, religion, beliefs, or rights do not end with anyone benefiting from it because people do not go about them correctly, both sides usually walk away furious. To have a beneficial debate, one tip is to not speak right away and jump down their throat with what you have to say. Instead breathe, collect your thoughts, then politely say what you would like to respond with.
In this day and age some people believe that everyone needs to be careful with what they say and how they say it because someone might get offended or they are going to be politically incorrect. Others believe we have the right to say what we want (first amendment), so if someone gets offended it is not our problem or fault because everyone has the right to say whatever they want about anything they want. Yes, it is always good to watch what you say and how you say it, but it should not be to the extreme some people are taking them. We are living in a time where most people have unique views on an issue and instead of having them hide it, we should be encouraging people to have those “tough” conversations with people who hold opposing views in order to learn more. If everyone has these “tough” conversations throughout their lifetime they might see the world differently, learn about things not known, or change a belief/stance. I am putting tough in quotation marks because most people see them as being difficult conversations because they are bringing up topics that have this unwritten rule to not be talked about, but these should not be tough conversations. They should be conversations everyone is having everyday because that should be one of the ways we as a culture learn and experience new things. The topics of these conversations should be talked about daily in order to see things differently and learn about new sides and views you may not have known about.
I can see why these conversation topics are difficult to talk about. They can be difficult because people have their mind set to one belief/view/stance and cannot see any other side. They either feel so strongly about their stance they cannot be talked out of it or they do not want to be incorrect about something they feel so strongly about (or incorrect at all because people do not like to be wrong). It can also be difficult to have these conversations because no one wants to offend someone or be rude and hurt their feelings; which is easy to do because people do not experience the same things so you do not know what they have been through and why they hold those specific beliefs/views/values. I think that we all need to be more open-minded and understanding because these discussions are actually beneficial, if gone about and executed correctly. A person can still hold strongly to their views and beliefs, but if they are open-minded and understanding then they can have these “tough” conversations and get something out of them. For all they know they might learn something new that they never thought about before causing them to change a view or belief slightly as a result of this so called “tough” conversation with someone who holds different views/beliefs/values.
