I love how topical your Wilde quote is after that link, Doug.
but man, there's a lot of room for hate circling the brains of these
ignorant Bibble-thumpers. it's sometimes hard to stomach the distinctions
between fellow human beings who believe in tolerance and respect, and the
kind of people who are completely uncritical of their shallow opinions and
attack cultural differences with the fervour of a hallucinating orang-utan.
KS
On 10 September 2010 17:34, Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> This, for instance:
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> http://www.care2.com/causes/politics/blog/westboro-baptist-church-hey-we-burned-a-quran-first/
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> Doug
> Douglas Barbour
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> http://abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2008/03/new-from-aboveground-press_10.html
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> There is much to be said in favor of modern journalism. By giving us the
> opinions of the uneducated, it keeps us in touch with the ignorance of the
> community.
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> Oscar Wilde
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