>Doug:
>> I dunno, but when someone launches into a sustained attack on
>> immigrants as parasites and germ warfare delivery systems,
>> that's not the first thing that comes to mind. It would have
>> been a lot more constructive if Marta had said something
>> like, "It's great to see the immigrant mobilization and the
>> solidarity it's earned from others - could we see the same
>> for another marginalized group, people with disabilities?"
>> And I would have said, and I'm sure I'm not the only one,
>> you're absolutely right.
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>What is so strange about it? People often dig in their heels when they say
>something they did not really mean, just to vent their frustrations or
>because they did not think it through, and then they are accused by other of
>being a bad person - so they become more and more defensive. My ex had that
>disposition, so I am kind of used to it.
Which may have something to do with why she's your ex?
There's nothing strange about it; people do it all the time. But it's not very helpful.
Doug