I don't think I could have said it better, Flewhead.
Sometimes I fear that people are losing their ability to deal with sensitive issues without acting like complete psychos about it. Admittedly, only a small handful go to the lengths of Troy Newman, but it seems like people can't discuss or debate issues like abortion, politics, religion, etc. without foaming at the mouth and leaping for each other's throats (and I fully admit that there have been times when I have been guilty of this too).
Or maybe there was never a time when people as a whole had the ability...
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Date: 2004-10-20 09:49 am (UTC)Sometimes I fear that people are losing their ability to deal with sensitive issues without acting like complete psychos about it. Admittedly, only a small handful go to the lengths of Troy Newman, but it seems like people can't discuss or debate issues like abortion, politics, religion, etc. without foaming at the mouth and leaping for each other's throats (and I fully admit that there have been times when I have been guilty of this too).
Or maybe there was never a time when people as a whole had the ability...