maybe I am just in a pissy mood lately (and no, this is not directed at any one person) REPOST

Being where I am, it is amazing (and annoying as hell) that I deal with so many people who live in blanket statements: all TCN's are lazy; all men are jerks; Western workers are too lazy and expect everything just because where they are from; all (insert Country of your choice) women are sluts; hos; gold diggers; etc... etc....etc...etc.... 

No one country, race, people, religion holds the monopoly on virtue or vice; work ethic; intelligence; hatred; forgiveness; or whatever you want to throw in there... You meet a lot of all that regardless of who you deal with..no matter where you go.... and no matter how much you spew it, it doesn't make it true.... and saying it louder or more ferociously doesn't make you any smarter...or even appear smarter...

I am a hick... I grew up on a farm...i am a nerd...i was placed into the athletes PE classes in high school.....I was raised baptist... i am currently non-denominational... I believe in evolution and science.... I believe in God and I have lived my life with big leaps of faith.... I am registered Independent because neither major party lives up to my ideals completely and I want to support the ones I think are better regardless of the animal they tie themselves to... I once had a place I called home that always drew me back.... and i am seeing things wondrous and scary in places I never would have thought I would see... never could have dreamed of seeing as I was growing up... I am horribly cynical.....and perhaps, tragically hopeful... I am without a doubt, very naive in some ways.... but what I know... I know very damn well... and i don't suffer fools; idiots or assholes lightly..and my tolerance is getting lower... and my level of concern over other's opinions of me isn't that high either...

You want to bring it..bring it with substance.... I love to be challenged..i love to be made to see the opposite view... i may not like your viewpoint; but i will always respect you for being able to step beyond empty platitudes and mental shadows....

The closest I guess that I will come to a blanket statement is this: all of that blanket mindset gets old fast and should not be encouraged... actually actively discouraged... but if you feel you must... do what ya need to do... as shall I....