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Aug. 4th, 2005 03:31 pmIf I've come to a single insight after twenty-one years of living on this planet and interacting with my fellow human beings that I'd like to share, I think it goes something like this.
A certain percentage of the human race across the board are assholes. This means that a certain percentage of all subsets of the human race -- democrat, republican, conservative, liberal, male, female, Catholic, Jewish, Protestant, black, white, American, French, African, Japanese, Chinese, young, old, farmer, businessman, rich, poor, Packers fans, Cowboy fans, sci fi readers, romance readers, TV watchers, book readers, professors, students, highway construction workers, receptionists, and politicians -- will also be assholes. It should not come as a shock for you to encounter these people.
However, the direct corollary to this is that the majority of all kinds of people -- Green, Independant, traditional, progressive, Christian, Muslim, Hindi, male, female, Oriental, Occidental, British, Mexican, Indian, Australian, Brazilian, teens, geriatrics, blue collar, white collar, rich, poor, baseball fans, soccer fans, goths, preps, knitters, beer drinkers, doctors, lawyers, plumbers, and janitors -- are fundamentally good people, and if you approach them with respect and compassion, then you will receive the same in return.
That is all.
A certain percentage of the human race across the board are assholes. This means that a certain percentage of all subsets of the human race -- democrat, republican, conservative, liberal, male, female, Catholic, Jewish, Protestant, black, white, American, French, African, Japanese, Chinese, young, old, farmer, businessman, rich, poor, Packers fans, Cowboy fans, sci fi readers, romance readers, TV watchers, book readers, professors, students, highway construction workers, receptionists, and politicians -- will also be assholes. It should not come as a shock for you to encounter these people.
However, the direct corollary to this is that the majority of all kinds of people -- Green, Independant, traditional, progressive, Christian, Muslim, Hindi, male, female, Oriental, Occidental, British, Mexican, Indian, Australian, Brazilian, teens, geriatrics, blue collar, white collar, rich, poor, baseball fans, soccer fans, goths, preps, knitters, beer drinkers, doctors, lawyers, plumbers, and janitors -- are fundamentally good people, and if you approach them with respect and compassion, then you will receive the same in return.
That is all.
