Hi Dan,
It seems that some are so off-topic even in this general thread that it seems they do not know what the subject is really about. Why post here then? I think this has to do with the fact that being modest or open-minded these days, is explained away as a form of personal weakness. And in order not to show one’s insecurity it is considered the best policy to look for weakness in others to feel any better themselves.
This attitude is very strong for instance in my and your country, and it came in during the last ten years: ego-centrism prevails over subtlety and opening up to listening to what the needs of others are.
Just an example where all this can lead to:
To dreadful things in this world . This is why Rebellian child-soldiers in Uganda for instance have to bite their actual brothers and sisters to death, how can you think this up really as a normal human being, as a form of initiation, so they can be used without worrying that they will go home and do the evil master’s bidding. The evil master thinks in his arrogance he is living according to the rules of the Bible. Nobody seems to care a hoot, and nobody seems to lend an ear. That is why we live in such a world full of monsters and things too sinister to contemplate.
polonus
