tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024047822077772522.post4058339106747279091..comments2023-09-18T07:38:01.906-07:00Comments on NOT a Well-Behaved Woman: Ellen on hate in CaliforniaOregonian37http://www.blogger.com/profile/09615745164299272715noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024047822077772522.post-67297490837443023432008-03-05T15:30:00.000-08:002008-03-05T15:30:00.000-08:00This is so very tragic. Ellen was eloquent, and co...This is so very tragic. Ellen was eloquent, and compassionate. I shake my head that this can happen in our country. I know better, but I still want to believe somehow that someday we will all rise above hate! Thanks for posting this! Wendybridgeouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00663238827214598707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024047822077772522.post-3699272979972711092008-03-02T21:45:00.000-08:002008-03-02T21:45:00.000-08:00I heard some about this, I agree with phil, a simp...I heard some about this, I agree with phil, a simple no ty would have done the job. I dont know how old either of these boys were, but it's sad that a simple question would cause one to take another's life. We may all be different, but each one of us should be treated with the same respect.Troublehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16530901733023096909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024047822077772522.post-1063954736959944452008-02-29T16:46:00.000-08:002008-02-29T16:46:00.000-08:00That's the scary part. The lack of rational think...That's the scary part. The lack of rational thinking and behavior. The fear that is drummed into people's heads by haters is so strong that it overrules pretty much everything else that makes us human beings.Oregonian37https://www.blogger.com/profile/09615745164299272715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024047822077772522.post-71562254447291081632008-02-29T13:49:00.000-08:002008-02-29T13:49:00.000-08:00Ignorance leads to fear; fear leads to hate; hate ...Ignorance leads to fear; fear leads to hate; hate leads to irrationality. How much saner it would have been to simply say, "Gee, I'm flattered, and I'm sorry, but I'll pass. That's just not who I am or what I'm about. But hey, if you want we can still be friends."Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09974356693812650266noreply@blogger.com