tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975286844875804749.post4382082675781291815..comments2024-02-13T03:31:31.847-05:00Comments on I Came To Sarasota For The Waters: Coup Attempt Against Punta Gorda Mayor Causes Pandemonium, Martial Law Is DeclaredOne-Eyed Dickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05903757460769221460noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975286844875804749.post-25275244976853608362009-08-17T09:00:51.569-04:002009-08-17T09:00:51.569-04:00Aren't we all "adverse" to certain e...Aren't we all "adverse" to certain ethnic, racial, political, lifestyle, age, religious, gender or economic groups? Aren't we all guilty of some bias and prejudice? Perhaps most of us don't outwardly show it, but it's there inside all of us; even though we may rail against injustice, it is in our genes.<br /><br />Have you ever told a story or joke that someone else found offensive? Have you ever laughed at one? It's only "not funny to me" when your particular group is on the receiving end, is it not?<br /><br />Prejudice is worldwide and all-pervasive, in spite of what the always sunny 'forward-thinkers' of Sarasota may say. In reality, though, it is esp. true here in the enlightened environs of Sarasota.One-Eyed Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05903757460769221460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975286844875804749.post-35080428580779596592009-08-16T17:00:47.483-04:002009-08-16T17:00:47.483-04:00I wish it was funny that the elderly European lady...I wish it was funny that the elderly European lady next door to the Mayor was not adverse to people of certain ethnic and racial backgrounds. It is not funny to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com