[Bruce Campbells Chin]

Same here. It's frustrating how many people are willing to make or support crappy arguments just because the argument favors their preferred side. And they often get so emotional about it so quickly that youcan never get the discussion back on the rails.

Reasoned discourse is becoming an endangered species.

[rlmorel]

I view myself as a Christian, and I am trying to find my way to God. I have a lot of anger in me about this country I love and owe so much to, and my brother took me to a a church’s men’s group, and the topic was: Anger!

I am trying to deal with it rationally, but I have always been a bit of a hot-head, and when I get really angry, my rationality becomes secondary. I am told my anger is un-Christian, and I understand that context, but...I am struggling with it because I don’t want to let it rule me.

I have always been optimistic, up-beat, and non-cynical. My post a few back is a good indication my days of non-cynicism are probably behind me.

I am a believer in that saying about anger and hate being as toxic and corrosive to the container that carries it as it is to the entity that gets it.

So I try. I am succeeding, but...boy. Some of the things we see these days really challenge me. But like most things in life, when I fail, I dust myself off, and tell myself I’ll do better next time.

Anyway, thanks for keeping the discourse civil.

Now...are you a Putin Stooge or a Mindless Ukrainian Propaganda Eater??? (evil grin)

Seems to be the thing these days...:)