LittleHawk:

"Lawyers are a cult. They worship money and litigation."

I'm a lawyer. I worship neither money nor litigation. I think money is a necessary evil; and litigation is an extremely clumsy way to settle differences between individuals, which continues to be used because people in general are too damn lazy to think up a better one, and because, like gambling, it gets people excited about the prospect of getting something for nothing, or for very litte.

You are correct, to the extent that many lawyers worship money and litigation. But many blacks are stupid and shiftless. Many more are brilliant and energetic. Many Jews are greedy and conniving. Many others are generous and open. Why is it acceptable to generalize about one group on the basis of the worst examples but not among others?

My first draft for this post ended, "Why don't you go bugger yourself with something sharp?" But that's unkind and in bad taste, so I won't put that in after all.

Peter.