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Jack Rabbit

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4. Respone to alrtier_v and Wellstone ruled

Reply to Wellstone ruled (Reply #2)

Fri Sep 21, 2012, 02:38 PM

Sep 2012

You are correct. I live in California, which is as blue as the Pacific Ocean sparkling in the sun near Big Sur.

Tocqueville warned Americans about the tyranny of the majority, one of the darker sides of democracy. Is it a surprise that members of the dominant culture often make corrupt politicians or just put pressure on minorities to conform? I'll bet it would be uncomfortable for me to live in Salt Lake City. Not being Catholic, I probably wouldn't like living Vatican City, either, and not being a puritanical Muslim, I'd probably find provincial parts of Iran suffocating.

Should one allow such experiences to reflect on all Catholics or Muslims or Mormons? Of course not.

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Try living in Utah or Idaho aletier_v Sep 2012 #1

Sure can tell you don't Wellstone ruled Sep 2012 #2

Respone to alrtier_v and Wellstone ruled Jack Rabbit Sep 2012 #4

glad to see this. i missed part of it last night. eom ellenfl Sep 2012 #3