ratbastid

Because the alternative is to tread the same patch of carpet until it's worn through. The first step of the way out of a paradigm is to identify the paradigm. The paradigm in this thread is: some people see violence everywhere, and to them, those who don't are pitiful naifs. Others don't see violence everywhere, and to them, those who do are pathetic cro-magnons. We can do another 39 posts walking that piece of carpet, or we can identify that as the paradigm of the conversation, and start asking real questions about that.