Reply #164: Yeah, definitely. [View All]

[ExPatLeftist]

It is so much easier to look at people as hive-mind masses than realize that each and every one of us is an individual. That can get a bit overwhelming for some so they resort to the black-and-white, us-vs.-them mentality to "simplify" things. Bush has played up to this in the public, and so many continue to apply it, though it is absolutely illogical and ridiculous. We talk about what "they" think when referring to entire nations, and so many people do not seem to realize the disconnect between that and a common American desire to be seen as individuals...

On these boards, if a few people say something nasty and happen to support a particular candidate, then some proclaim that "Supporters of X candidate" said this, when it was in fact, one person who happens to share a single trait with many millions. The media eats it up and gives us endless crap about Rev. Wright (and by even further extension, Louis Farrakhan). It's gotten nuts.

Sorry for the long rant... :)