Hello all.

Your various comments have made some interesting reading.

I just thought I'd pipe in here again for a second and mention something I've come to understand over the years (at least some of the time, when I'm keeping my wits about me):  when someone -- er, let me rephrase -- when you or I cast aspersions toward someone else, or toward some other group of people that are claimed to be less worthwhile or inferior or something, we are actually revealing far more about ourselves, i.e., about our own biases, prejudices, personality, etc., than anything we could possibly have to say about the other(s).

If fact, most such remarks are devoid of any other actual information, i.e., except for what the remark reveals about us.

Just as an example, I've always thought it odd that when someone makes a racist remark that that person always seems to think they are saying something about the race they are impugning when in fact all they are really doing is revealing that they are a racist.

If we could all keep this self-revelation thing in mind much of the time, I expect we would all be that much more thoughtful about when and where it is appropriate to spout off.

Just a thought, FWIW.