I find most people are ultimately just people, and when I meet them I am interested in their culture, their religion, their value systems, and most of the time I find lots of common ground.

I have met quite a few Mudcatters who have very very different views than I do on political as well as religious views. I still find them to be nice people , and I hope they feel likewise.

I really can't quite see how writing mean-spirited things here will bring about change. The people who agree will probably already know what you are writing about, and the ones who have different philosophies are not too likely to be converted by the kind of rhetoric I read above. Wouldn't it be more useful to find common ground and try to make change in a positive way? just asking jimmyt