I'm thinking it's the whole "owe them a debt of gratitude" stuff most "negativers/dislikers" take issue with. Do any of you extol the virtues of George Jenkins? Do you post on public fora elsewhere about how you owe a debt of gratitude to William Milton Davis and his sons Artemus Darius Davis, James Elsworth Davis, Milton Austin Davis and Tine Wayne Davis? What about your debt of gratitude for Catherine de Medici?
Why don't I ever see any posts about any of these things in the appropriate threads? When you talk about how much you like Publix, Winn Dixie, or ice cream, you really should show your appreciation for these people who created these companies (and that product) that you claim to love so much. Or do you not also owe them a debt of gratitude? What of the inventor of velcro, or shoe laces? The guy who built the very first golf cart - when was the last time any of you kowtowed in reverence to him?
If you say because this is The Villages forum, I'll respond - there are hundreds of threads about supermarkets, ice cream, golf carts, and shoes. And in the dozens of threads on these topics I've actually read, I haven't once read a single post from anyone thanking the people who created the items/places of interest. Only the Morses get that honor, as if they were a pantheon to be worshipped. It's just kind of cheesy.
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