Originally Posted by pgardn

What specifics have I failed to address?

Heck yes I make sweeping generalizations. One has to in a world that contains over 6 billion INDIVIDUALS. And I challenge people with the generalizations for two reasons: It gives me insight into how they think. And I can learn more with a little bit of a provacative nature.

You can put me on your ignore list. Politically we are probably more alike than you realize. I just realize that I cannot possibly get all sides of a story. If you have a phoneline to God, can I have it? I dont automatically blow other's ideas off. Rather I prod and challenge. It may seem like I do. But I take every post into consideration.

Bogey men and bigots...? you must mean lots of people that dont realize they have predjudicial beliefs and have no concept of what it means to try to be empathetic. Again, empathy, a peculiar human trait that you might want to try on occasion.

You need not respond if I confuse you.
1. I agreed with you on Israel.
I dont think Palestinians are stupid. (This thread)
2. Then I read your reasoning and it is absolutely astounding. (the basis of the side threads) The tangent threads arise all the time on the internet. Branching of ideas takes place. I dont have a problem with it.

Simplification complete.