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In reply to the discussion: Heinous ASL prank moves Drew Carey to donate 10,000 reward for catching pranksters [View all]Psephos
(8,032 posts)"I disagree with them, we have lively debates, they know I'm a gay atheist liberal and they accept me as such. And I accept them. Too much hate in this country, from both sides. It makes me sick, honestly."
You're so right on the money. Too much hate.
When I look around at all the trouble in the world, I see now that tribal hatred is the source of humankind's deepest evil.
The very definition of bigotry is judging a person based on their group or class, instead of their person. When I learned (grudgingly at first) that I could accept political or religious differences without needing to concede my own, my heart (like the Grinch's) grew three sizes that day. And, I found that I strengthened my own left-of-center views too, because I re-examined and re-confirmed them, rather than kept repeating them from rote.
I *do* like the cut of your jib, BlueEye! I'm sure those Ohio friends of yours do, too, pug or not.