Makes me feel good to have said that. I feel more at peace than I have since I killed that jingoistic warmonger.
Seems to me that the fella who said that he loves humanity, it's people he can't stand had it pretty close to right.
Working everyday, as I do, with those that a prof once called "the great unwashed" I'm exposed to every shade of humanity. The lady who feels that she's "living right in the middle of Africa" because we have a display up on African-American history. The one who said that we were "worse than a Communist state" because we asked her for an ID before letting her use our Internet stations. The old railroader who's still a Wobblie. The Shoshone and Bannock families who come in from the Rez. The Hispanics. The Mormons. The (shudder!) Catholics (some call themselves "Catholic Christians" who live within the Holy Spirit Catholic Community -- formerly three seperate parishes). The Greek Orthodox. The phuds from the University. The businessmen and women. The hunters. The PETA members. The artists. The politicians. The ordinary people. And, especially, the kids.
The kids don't care one whit whether you're a member of the Safari Club or a vegan. That your ancestors were from Finland or Japan. That your granddad was a CO or served in the 442d RCT.
The kids are cool.
I try to be child-like (some say I've succeeded admirably -- then they realize that I didn't "childish).