Originally Posted by hkbajwa

change requires infinitely more courage than stasis..

The only bravery conservatives have is the "bravery" required to be in constant self-denial about one's own culpability in the crap one is going through.

That which you call bravery, is in fact the exact opposite.. It is fear of change which causes them to bluster, use loaded rhetoric, and seek to destroy the "enemy".

Only a brave man can consider all humans equal and accept the enormity of the task of creating harmony among all human beings WITHOUT wreaking destruction among those who do not agree with you.

Destruction of your enemy is not bravery.. it is fear.

I am certainly braver than you Jeff. I do not attach myself to ANY group.. And with that i don't have to deal with the communal pain. But i am also not afforded communal protection.

What you think is EASY, is in fact infinitely HARDER because i do not unquestioningly accept the collective beliefs or alleigances of ANY group ( like you do as an "american") That means i have to create everything from scratch, WITHOUT the security of a group behind me. YOU try that sometime.