[don-o]

Dang! How in the world could I have forgotten that crucial little bit of information? You have to admit that it made for a more interesting thread, no?

Well, I got it from the get go. The clue was there. But you are correct. It is very interesting, if discouraging.

Discouraging because people tend to knee jerk rather than to absorb and reflect. That may be a characteristic of the cyber world; especially those who have not had much conventional education or read books.

[headsonpikes]

"...read books."

You must be a reactionary; citizens only need to know how to shout slogans.

Reading leads to critical thinking and who needs all that negativity?

[Snuffington]

Discouraging because people tend to knee jerk rather than to absorb and reflect. That may be a characteristic of the cyber world; especially those who have not had much conventional education or read books.

I'm not sure about education or reading books, but you're right. Blind gullibility is a characteristic of the cyber-world. Rather discouraging to see people who's opinion you want to respect blurt out opinions and insults in a way that makes their own words turn them into bufoons.