Globalization

[Jerba]

CB obviously had no idea he was touching a nerve, which I found ironic considering the purpose of his post...

Hence my comment.

turin had a right to be offended, but CB didn't realize what exactly he was messing with, so I think perhaps you can grant a bit of leeway.

Generalization: Anytime anyone tries to say all people of a particular group do, feel, or think a certain thing.

Come on, you just contradicted your own point by offending all American "Conservatives". I mean whether the original poster is American, German, Liberal, Conservative, or Nationalistic has nothing to do with the post or its content. If you don't like it just say so. No reason to contradict yourself too.

I contradicted nothing. My point was not that he was offensive, my point was the irony.

And I wasn't generalizing, I was just identifying a prevalent thought process of a certain political party. You may be the exception.

And ha, I think I've made all conservatives ticked off at me. They can't handle one of their own pointing out all their problems.

I'll concede my generalizartion post to you, especially since it was my "Now I'm upset" post and was a bit emotional about it all.

You are right about one thing in particular: Conservatives are a bit more defensive than we should be. I'm trying to be a bit less defensive and understanding without compromising my principles. Thanks for pointing that out. I hope I didn't offend either, wasn't my intent.

There was definitely a nerve touched, I hope both sides can understand the touchy nature of things and also be understanding of the others views. No reason to be too upset, I hope, since we were all unaware of the magnitude of the situation. I'm just glad I've been enlightened.