Question: If someone offends your brother/sister ...

[GeoWilliam750]

14. So many of the people on that thread

Do not want an apology. They want abject submission, and a complete silencing of Bravenak - a very public humiliation where THEY can be proven to be superior to her. NOTHING will ever satisfy them.

As I recall, so much of the flame war around this goes back to the BLM demonstration at a Bernie rally last year. Some Bernie supporters were tremendously indignant that these two black women had the temerity to go up on stage during a Bernie rally, thus preventing him from speaking that day. The posts were outraged that they interrupt some one who was so plainly acting in the interest of black people. It reeked of calling them "uppity" - really short-sighted and ignorant on their part.

Bravenak tried to help them see the world from her point of view - then was insulted, belittled, berated, humiliated for her troubles, and effectively told how and what she should think. It was so sad, foolish, condescending (and racist, really) on their part. It was anything but a lesson in Dale Carnegie.

It would seem that when really smart people have a much different opinion or point of view, it is best to listen to them, although not always easy to do, and Bernie's supporters really need to listen to both you and Bravenak. We have much to learn from both of you - and so many others. One learns nothing from those with whom we completely agree, we most commonly learn more from those with whom we disagree.

I would like to think that so many of those people are just trolls, but I am afraid that a large number are not. So much of politics is affirmation and domination, and we need grow beyond this.

Also, non-sequitor, Bravenak, if you read this, a while back you took a maths test. How did it go?