Okay, I’m kidding. I hope that humor traverses the written format.

Yeah, just like there were the Pharisees and Sadducees of Jesus’ day always willing to point a holy finger and look down their hypocritical noses at people they felt weren’t being “good” enough — such the same exist in the cyberworld today.

Thank the GOOD LORD above for showing me the evil of my own ways and when to examine the thumb pointing back at me and all the faults He continues to help me thru…

Paula

I really enjoyed reading this post, Lorelle and I completely agree with you on all counts. I’d also like to point out that although the internet is somewhat anonymous, there are still ways to find out who people are. So people really need to think about their reputations when they post as well. People’s views change over time, but their comments from three years ago will still be sitting on a blog somewhere.

I’m not saying people shouldn’t share their opinions, that would be boring. I just think that before people write anything negative they ought to ask themselves three questions:

1. Would I say this to this person if I was talking to them in person?
2. How would I react if someone said something like this to me?
3. If I read this six months (or a year, or five years) from now will I feel stupid and ashamed?

The internet creates a sense of distanct from one’s actions and some people find this an easy way to be mean to other people without having to be help accountable.

Thanks for the great read!

Sara

I can think of a few reasons why this is caused.
Hatred passed on by previous generations.
uneducated
religions
fear of one race dominating
afraid of change
culture
and also that your (grand)kids wont look like you

But then wouldn’t you be bumping up against another kind of prejudice?

Who’s to say what’s right and wrong? If we confine ourselves to only comfortable, squeaky-clean blogs that reflect only our limited perspectives, how will we ever learn? How will we ever be subjected to the crucible of truth so necessary to forge our minds and our spirits?

Some of the greatest learning experiences I’ve ever had online have been on forums where my opinion was not only disagreed with; it was vehemently opposed with swearing, dire threats and insinuations as to my questionable parentage. From these attacks (for that is what I perceived them to be) I learned patience and the ability to see the motivations behind the words. I learned to accept the fact that not everyone is like me; indeed, I learned to cherish this very thing.

Those who rely upon man-made constructs such as “religion” or “morality” are binding themselves to all the weaknesses and foibles that Mankind is party to. A person who is truly “good” knows what to do without being told, just as a person acting “badly” knows, deep down, that what they’re doing isn’t the proper way to accomplish things. But but sides get caught up in the carnival of expectations brought about by their peers and leaders, and so we have the eternal struggle of, as Lorelle so aptly put it, “them” and “us”.

Still, tossing around saying like that is still offensive to others who live outside the realm where that kind of thing is “normal”. That’s why it’s important that we start thinking global and change our word choices accordingly.