Spent the weekend in east Tennessee...

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40. Respect and thoughtfulness are important...

... and I am grateful to have people who think that on the same side of the issue as I am. Despite recognizing that, that is not me. I am an inflammatory bomb thrower. While I am capable of the former I am more comfortable in the role of the latter. As a bomb thrower I was not talking to the people I was speaking to. You are right, they are not listening. I was talking to the people around us who are just as sick of the spectacle as I am but have resigned themselves to what they may perceive as inevitable. Previous posters on this thread have indicated familiarity with the area and that there are some people who think differently. I was telling them that they don't have to be passive with the crap they are seeing. After showing them they can fight back they may seek out a respectful and thoughtful person to discuss their options. I did not start the fight, admittedly I did start the first engagement but not the second, but I don't have to sit idly by while they wave their bullspit in my face.