7 ways modern men are failing

3. We write off people who don’t share our opinions.

We used to live in a society where we could have civil discourse around issues that mattered. Now, whenever someone disagrees with our position, we attack with spiteful vengeance by reducing their argument to an internet meme and reducing their dignity by name-calling and “un-friending.” We are far too quick to label people or put them in boxes. When we refuse to have respectful dialogue (and even debate) around our different convictions and beliefs, we give away a piece of our own humanity, we destroy relationships and we miss out on the opportunity to ever learn from anyone who doesn’t think and feel exactly like we do.