Research on social-cognitive heuristics tells us that we are overly influenced by vivid examples, even if they are examples of rare phenomena (thus we are more likely to be afraid of flying than of driving, despite the safety records, because airplane crashes make national news while more common car crashes may not even make the front page of the local paper). Recent videos on YouTube have shown political "supporters" making outrageous statements, and it is all too human for us to see that as the rule rather than the exception. But... it is the exception. The majority of supporters on both sides are good, decent, thoughtful people like you.
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Am sending this to friends on both sides of US/Can border (residing north at this time). Everyone I associate with are Obama suppoters, but it's a good video clip showing reasonable McCainites chasing away ignorant cowards. Again, a great bit of verse!
This clip made me happy-- the poem, doubly so. :)
Thanks for posting this video. I thought the US had gone insane with all this christian nation rhetoric. mccain palin rally videos linked by PZ yesterday were unnerving to say the least.
and the verse is beautiful. i read it aloud twice to myself and the hubby.
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Yessss, thanks for this uplifting video and verse. Way to go Cuttles!
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