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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mystic Eye" data-source="post: 156747" data-attributes="member: 711">Sadly, almost everytime I am out in public I ask myself "why"!I am a very up and, excited about life, kind of guy but I sure don't like a LOT of people.Here is Austin, I see people on the roads doing terrible things just because they are running late. I always say to myself. "They are going to drive like that until they kill someone, a friend, a stranger, a familiy member, and then they will ask why did that happen to me!" Idiots I say.People, in America today, are gluttonous, spoiled, selfish, mean, uncaring, and generally self-centered. I am being very general here. There are lots of great people out there but they are not causing trouble (not the noise makers) so you don't see them as much. They don't make the news (often), they are not doing things like mentioned here. They just go about their lives being kind and helpful and get very little for thier efforts.One of our problems is we have adopted the " I'm OK, your OK style of thinking." What does that mean? It means that most people think if it does not appear to hurt others then it is OK.  The thinking also works in reverse, if they do it and it does not appear to effect me then it is OK to. Well, this just sucks. Very few stand up anymore and say, hey, that was not cool. You should not do that. There is way to much fear of the outcome and the self-centered side kicks in. Those that do stand up usually get dragged through the mud for being too concervative or too opinionated.Yes, people can go to far in their conviction. These are usually ignorant biggits though, who have some pent-up anger and not the real people who just want to establish "some" form of moral framework in their lives and pass that to others.Well, I am ranting because this is a sore spot. I have sometimes said I like animals more than most people, at least they are pure in their motives. I stand by that still.Unfortunately, if I was the one who overheard what those guys said (see the first post) I am the kind of person to say something as I have little fear of reprissal for some unknown reason. This gets me in trouble from time to time but someone, at some point has to stand up for what is right and wrong and that is clearly wrong. I would have made noise about them getting out of line and finding the guy, since they knew wich wrong way he was going. I am sure in their self-centered approach on life they would have thought that I WAS the ass somehow.Hey, I get on my soap box from time to time becuase I have hopes of better people in a better world. The best we can do is try to surround ourselves with the best people we can find and try to live by example.Sorry for ranting but I am right there with you all!</blockquote>

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