"Bob Fry" wrote in message
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"Gary Drescher" writes:

Why don't you just filter him out, if his ignorance bothers you so?

For the same reason that, if you're sitting at a dinner table and
someone
starts gratuitiously disparaging the people next to you, you would
probably
want to speak in their defense, rather than just acquiescing in silence.

Thank you.

In his attitude towards other groups, Jay is not far from the bigots
who disparage ethnic groups (blacks, hispanics, etc.) As a society we
have generally learned over the years that stereotyping and
name-calling are a Bad Thing, first for the individuals in the groups,
and then for all the rest of us. It drags all of us down. It's not
what the American experiment was and is about.

On a personal level, the best vacation I ever had was my trip to
Europe, where my wife and I visited only France. Our nephew married a
French girl and we went to their wedding. We had a fantastic time,
including a trip to a local aéroport where I logged a half hour in an
airplane. The instructor refused to accept any payment for his time
and the club members were gracious and friendly. Virtually everybody
we me in our 20 days there was helpful. France is a beautiful
country, its engineers some of the best in the world, the French
people are not fat, boastful slobs.

That's not the France I spent time in.