Ah Jeri, if it were only that simple.

Some are ruled by the rhetoric of the head, some by the heart, some by bitterness, some by ignorance and naivete, some by indifference.

For some, if you suggest their reasoning is not right, it is every bit as offensive to them as it is to those who are offended when their feelings are invalidated.

Some are willing to suffer fools gladly for the sake of superficial, articial (and always fleetingly temporary) harmony, and will punish the just and fair who dare to break the conventions of politesse to speak their minds with passion and conviction.

While tis true that many will insist the premise of Proverbs 17 v.28, "that even a fool who holds his peace is counted wise" is always true, not all of us would agree with the conclusion that "the silent fool should be esteemed as a man of understanding."