We've reached a point where too many people no longer see those they disagree with as fellow human beings, but as enemies to be silenced.
That should concern every one of us.
Disagreement is part of a healthy society. Threats, intimidation, and violence are not.
No one should have to install CCTV, security gates, or live looking over their shoulder because of their beliefs, their work, or the opinions they express. No family should wonder whether the next threat is the one that will be acted upon. No child should grow up thinking that fear is simply the price of speaking your mind.
I worry every time my husband receives another death threat. You never know whether it's just another cruel message or something far more serious. That uncertainty changes the way you live. It changes how you think about your home, your family, and your safety.
Too often, people are labelled as divisive, racist, or bigoted without any meaningful discussion or attempt to understand someone's views, simply because they've expressed an opinion others disagree with or find uncomfortable.
When people are relentlessly portrayed as beyond the pale, it literally creates a climate where hostility, threats, and intimidation become normal. The media are hugely complicit in amplifying that culture.
Somewhere along the way, we've forgotten that it's possible to disagree passionately and still treat each other with decency. We've forgotten that the person across from us is someone's husband, wife, parent, child, or friend.
It's time we found our way back.
Back to respectful debate.
Back to compassion.
Back to loving our neighbour, even when we don't agree.
Because if we lose our ability to disagree without hatred, we lose something far more important than any political argument, we lose our humanity.
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