Have you ever realized you are one of the people you've been ranting about?

Have you ever realized you are one of the people you've been ranting about?
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answer:Surely when my complaint is essentially about close-minded people, and I’m on a rant! So, mainly when I think about my position from a broader perspective like that. Often yelling about one side of a polarized argument just keeps the argument loud and polarized, and really what I want is for the argument to go away so people can transcend it and address the real problem. Like, almost all of politics. (Now I want to know what the correct, researched dog/child protocol is!)
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