Do you know of any private online groups...

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8. Thanks for such a great reply

people tend to be more civil and more open to seeing things differently...opening up to other perspectives...when it's a small group of people having a private discussion, like sitting around a kitchen table. Having an actual back-and-forth discussion rather than just broadcasting, trying to convince someone else of their views.

Well, that's definitely true. But my only question is how would you find the people that you want to converse with if you don't do it publicly? I'd also be wondering if you run the risk of having a very narrow viewpoint/focus too.

Even among the black posters in this forum, though we are a tiny group there is a diversity of opinion on various issues. As a black woman raised in the South, my perspective on things could be quite different from others raised in other parts of the country or parts of the world. Age, education etc. could also be other factors.