One can have an opinion on a specific. Everyone here has/had an opinion on Obama and he's not a generalization.
Some, many, most. Generalizations without including everyone. On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 8:41 PM, Erika L. Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Without generalizations, you can't have opinions. > > Period. > > On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 8:25 PM, Michael Dinowitz < > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > wrote: > > > Generalizations are just that and they always insult people, no matter if > > they are exceptional or not. How many times do you/we feel insulted when > a > > magazine says something like "ColdFusion programmers don't know how to > > code?" > > > > Yes, there are some kids who deserve to be folded, spindled and > mutilated. > > Some of them pass by my house going from public school every day. But I > can > > only speak of the ones I hear cursing and acting like animals. Not all of > > those passing are these animals and I can't speak for those who I don't > > see. > > And that's NY. Are the kids in Alabama the same? > > > > Like I said, generalizations. Like you said, generalizations. > > > > > > On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 8:11 PM, Erika L. Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >wrote: > > > > > Hey, I can understand you being upset about the "nasty little" comment > > ... > > > but be careful about how you generalize. > > > > > > I made sure I said there were exceptions, and my exceptions included > > > everyone on this list. Personally, I've met Adam's kids and I believe > > that > > > are fabulous. I've not met your kids, but I'm sure they are fabulous as > > > well... > > > > > > The majority of parents on this list are very exceptional. > > > > > > And I love you Mikey, but you know as well as I do, that you have met > > kids > > > that are annoying. If you haven't - then you need to get out more. > > Because > > > in the city of NY, I REFUSE to believe you have never run into a kid > you > > > didn't want to take and teach a lesson or two to. > > > > > > If you say you haven't, I call BS. > > > > > > And you don't have to have kids to make these statements, because if > you > > > want to go there, I'm gonna start saying you cant have an opinion an > > > ANYTHING unless you have FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE. Full stop. > > > > > > On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 8:03 PM, Michael Dinowitz < > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > My son Moshe leaves school at 5:30 and gets home at 6:00. He has > > homework > > > > and helps out some with his siblings. He also has school for half a > day > > > on > > > > Sunday. When is he supposed to do his 'service'? And that's just one > > > > example. > > > > > > > > A single parent with more than one child may need the older one(s) at > > > home > > > > to help with the younger one(s). So what's more important? National > > > service > > > > or helping a parent. And that's a single parent. What of 2 parents, > > both > > > who > > > > work to make ends meet with the same children situation as above. And > > the > > > > examples go on. > > > > > > > > Voluntary national service is one thing - mandatory is another. And > I'm > > > > really upset with some of the nasty negative comments about children > > I've > > > > heard here. It shows me who on this list doesn't have children...or > > > > shouldn't. I'm a parent and while my children are not perfect, they > are > > > not > > > > "annoying little dumbfucks". > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:279552 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
