Thanks, Peace.

Whistle Stop, by yourself, you don't do all that much damage. But it's the national climate of hate that springs up around the kind of generalizations you made, and that are at the same time being made by many others here in the US and elsewhere, that cause serious and often tragic consequences for a lot of people.

There is nothing un-humble about what I am saying. I am saying that when we make broad, sweeping mischaracterizations about whole groups of people based on ignorance of what we are talking about, we feed into a collective nurturing of hatred toward targeted groups of people. This kind of thing has consequences for a lot of people, and when I see it happening, it is quite likely that I will speak out. I don't feel any need for enmity with you over it. I just follow my conscience. It's the best I can do.