Originally Posted by Bucco

I do not recall exactly what I posted...it was deleted because of a complaint, but as I recall it was basically how I see LABELING being used today.......pick a group....label it.....begin to accuse that group of whatever, and use that basis to gather folks in fear.

THAT is exactly the world we live in today, and I could furnish many many, examples of that but it would get deleted.

Point is....how can everyone in my country decide at one time to hate another group based on skin color, religion, or ethnicity....it is totally impossible, yet folks on both sides of the aisle seem to live on that.

Hard to discuss because everyone feels it is somehow aimed at their group......it is todays human behavior and is wrong...totally wrong. When a movement or group is based on that kind of fear, it is based on nothing and that goes for everyone, myself included.

Those I fear are feared because of facts and truth..nothing else, and in no case do I have a fear of a large group of anybody. THUS, I try very hard to paint with a wide brush.....can only deal with today and what is happening......or we will have a discussion of the past, not the present.

i know folks are running to report this post and I find that as sad......I tried to be as diplomatic as possible, but some take this personally instead of its true meaning which is a reflection of our society. I choose not to follow the fear, but instead follow truth and facts, and that come across to some as preachy but help me with other words to use.

As an example....when I was young....40's and 50's I grew up in what I would best describe as an intolerant home. Two groups talked about always were blacks and jews. It was always a label assigned and thus fear them.

I lucked out in meeting through sports a number of blacks and Jews who were better people than most in all ways. I found them to be more trustworhy and honest than others. Later in the NAVY and WASHDC to work that was reinforced as was the fear and loathing for both groups.......that stuck with me...ignorance led folks to make such stupid decisions and that hate seemed to be the "glue" that brought some groups together thus I am sensitive to any group founded on fear or hate.