> Dana wrote: > large iranian community. I had dealings with it at Montgomery College, > at work and through daycare and nobody showed any signs of beheading > anyone
I believe we have communication problem due to scoping, so let's try a re-frame. I believe the use illegal drugs is common-place in the United States - probably the World. I can go to any major city in the US and, within an hour, secure illegal drugs. I would say, therefore, that illegal drugs are a problem that needs to be dealt with. Did I say that all Americans were drug addicts? No. Did I say that a majority of Americans are drug addicts? No. Did I say that, if you're an American, you must be using illegal drugs? No. Did I say illegal drug use is a common practice? Yes. and it is. Did I say that illegal drug use is a problem? Yes. and it is. Is illegal drug use a systemic problem in American culture? Yes. So you see? When problem becomes systemic when it's practiced by enough people in enough places that a infrastructure has evolved to support it. And further people don't fall into black & white categories: Some practice always, some practice occasionally, some support but don't practice, some approve but don't support, some disapprove but do nothing ... And some pretend there is no problem. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:288593 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
