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Why do people feel so self-righteous when they say that they are "tolerant" of other races?

"I TOLERATE you" ...

Oh, well gee thanks a lot! ...

Think about it, you TOLERATE somebody? ...

We need to LOVE each other, not tolerate each other. Tolerance is the same as *indifference*.

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I never understood the title for the "Tolerance Museum" in L.A. Really? The "Look What We Had To Put Up With Museum?" Yes, I can tolerate some dude taking his sweet time in the gas station bathroom, while I'm about to blow out my O-ring, but the word "tolerance" should only be used for situations like that...Where's Waldo?

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Agreed, it seems the definition of words are changing from generation to generation.I hate to see what's next!
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Well, the first answer I've seen from you today and I'm already laughing!! :)
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The "Look What We Had To Put Up With Museum?"

HA! You just made me do the Mutely laugh! weeeeezehehehe
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Just the word "tolerate" makes it sound like you're only one step removed from taking out a hit on somebody.
"Why'd you do it?"
"I just couldn't tolerate him anymore."
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Green kenney!! :D
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Lol Kenney! Yes, it's a silly word, one that shall be used no more...All in favor say Where's Waldo...?
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Where's WALDO???
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"I just couldn't tolerate him anymore."

BINGO! You got it!
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hmmmm, waldo....
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I found a Waldo's green thumb
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green. red. and white..... CHRISTMAS!!!!
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Lol you two!
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Mikale, how are you sir? lol
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Yea you are absolutely right.

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These days" tolerant" is the new " Love" for everyone. We should be moving forward but it seems we are at a standstill.I blame the media of course,all about the ratings!Even in politics,everything is turning to race,that doesn't help the next generation think any clearer.

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"Tolerance" is just another attempt by the left to make themselves feeeeeel good about themselves, it's their way of hiding their racist feeling.

Helix, I tolerate your existance ... doesn't that just make ya feel all warm and fuzzy inside? haha
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Only when you say it. :)
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Hahaha see what I mean? You crack me up! Intolerance is indifference, a flat-line, a big zero inbetween the PLUS sign and MINUS sign ... you're WAY on the plus side!

--.....................0................Helix ..+
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I need the "love"! Look at my profile pic,I'm hideous!
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Only on the outside Bro haha
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I can tolerate that!
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Helix, have you noticed we're not hearing from any lefties on this one?
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Not yet!! I'm sure they can't tolerate this much longer.
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Hahaha they hate the truth!
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green
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Greeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen
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People will be people and we that know better are expected to do better. We just have to make sure that we who don't do things or say things like that are a example.

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It would be nice if people pay attention to " examples".
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Hey Bobby, you're a black guy ... I *tolerate* you! ... UGH! Doesn't that just make your skin crawl? That's like saying "I don't LIKE you, I just put up with your existance".
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i hate racism and all the stuff that make people feel bad because they're different.
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Lol Wow! Tony you are a very cool person and that was funny hello every one. I just completed my latest film production the name of it is Detroit Raw Burning rubber, its a video about the 2012 Detroit Grand Prix. Go check it out it's on my YouTube channel search (w1963bobby) and enjoy, I had fun filming it.
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Tony the full video is out that was the trailer the full video is 19minutes long and it has a yellow car on the thumb nail and it my feature video on my channel ok enjoy and thanks for watching.
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you seem like a cool guy. ima follow you!
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Peaceloveboy if you do I'll follow you back out of common curtesy and thanks
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lol
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true bobby
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Kathy how are you dear heart I missed you very much :0)
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Bobby ty been busy but pressure is letting up,:) Your answer are always kind I should try harder but some I just can not hold back.God is not done with me yet:)
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Same with me I posted a new video on my YouTube channel about the Detroit Grand Prix, go take a look at it it's on my YouTube channel with a yellow race care on the front of it enjoy and leave a comment ok :0)
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bobby, what's your favorite verse in the bible?
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lived a south of Detroit most my life:)Flint, the Buick City that has taken a beatting:(
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I have none peace I love all of God's word.
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that, was beutifully said. JS. i wish my parents could be as religious as you. they stopped taking me to church. so instead i read my bible on sunday's.
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In all actuality Peace I don't have a religion, I have a personal relationship with God it's way better than just being religious. :0)
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XD. that's true.
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People feel good about "tolerating" others because that is what society has programmed them to think is the proper attitude. Incidentally I find that many people's idea of tolerance means "you accept my views and shut up about your own because they offend me."

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"you accept my views and shut up about your own because they offend me."

Yeah, it's insane, isn't it? Lefties can say whatever they want, but anybody who doesn't agree with them is some kind of "hater".
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And since when did offending someone become such an unspeakable evil? If you have an opinion and share it, somebody's going to be offended by it. That's part of life. Get over it. This namby-pamby politically correct BS offends me all the time. You don't hear me crying about my rights.
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"This namby-pamby politically correct BS offends me all the time. You don't hear me crying about my rights."

Exactly right, Bro! Lefties can burn the flag (nah, that doesn't offend anybody!) but if you say (verbalize) that they shouldn't do that, YOU'RE the bad guy!
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I heard a case a couple of years ago where a guy who worked in an office had one of those miniature American Flags on his desk to celebrate Memorial Day. One of his coworkers complained to the boss that the flag offended him so the boss made him take down his flag. The American Flag. In America. To celebrate a holiday that honors those who fought and died for that same flag. I remember thinking at the time that if someone had been ordered to take down a Nazi flag instead of Old Glory the ACLU would have been all up in that.
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"... the boss made him take down his flag."

I don't what's worse, the flag-hating moron, or the spineless "boss" who made the Patriot remove his flag.

I don't have a desk, my roller-bag is my desk I guess. Anyway, it has a Flag on it and it anybody tells me to take it off I'll tell them to go do something that's humanly impossibe! Hahaha ...

"... If they give ya hell,
tell 'em go f--- themselves"

- Halestorm (Here's To Us)
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Hey. You should really try to tolerate those people that offend you
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My feelings are, if the American flag offends you, you're more than welcome to go live somewhere else where you won't have to see so much of it. Miss you.
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I hear north Korea is nice time of year :-)
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Or Iran. If hating the U.S. flag is your thing you'd be in good company there.
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Well I'm thankful that people "tolerate" me here :) By definition the word tolerate really isn't cool. I can only tolerate so much stupidity until I explode :) Where's Waldo?

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We put up with you Nate because we have to! haha :-)
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Yes,we tolerate you! :) Right on with the explode part!!!!!
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Put it to a vote, if people want me to leave, I will kindly bow out, BUT, if the vote says that people want me to stay, then you must KISS THE RING!!! :)
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you're funny....I'm gonna follow you ok?
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Lol!!! Im first in line to kiss the ring!
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"... then you must KISS THE RING!!!"

Hahahaaaaaa see this is why we TOLERATE you, Nate, you crack us up! (Which means we LIKE you, not tolerate you).
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Did we already vote??? Where was I??
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See? Amy LIKES you, she's not "indifferent" to you ... I rest my case!
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Yes we voted, you were busy shining your ring!
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OH!! Amy's talkin to me?? Amy, be my guest to follow, I will do my best to lead down an easy path :)
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I see you currently have 10,071 votes to stay. All opposed? The thumbs have it. Motion carried. You're staying. Congratulations all around.
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Kenney, and it's not just that he has over 10,000 votes, but that he's answered only 4,400 questions! That's a vote-to-answer ratio of ... what? 2.5 to 1? (I dunno, I went to publik skool haha)
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YAY!!! They like me, they really like me!! :)
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And if they kept track of how many comments his answers generated he'd have flipped the odometer a couple of times by now.
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You better sit your butt down & stay Naf!!! Ring or no ring! :D
Get ready Amy!! :) You're in for one hell of a fun ride!! :D
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TOO.......MUCH........PRESSURE!!! *runs to corner and curls into a ball, sucking thumb* :)
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That's funny, there's a "ring" in my answer...
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I don't think I'll be kissing that "ring" anytime soon, but the day is young :)
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green Nate. your too cute.
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Dude! Are we cosmic or what? I wrote about the day being young under Mandy before I read this ^^^ !
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I am weirded out right now bro!! GET OUTTA MY HEAD!! :) or am I in yours??
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huh?
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Hi Nafta...I hope I will be joining your one man club by the end of today...so, start making room. 8)
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Kuu, I will welcome you wiith open arms!!! We have such great benefits up here, you're really gonna love it. I'll schedule you a massage :)
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what about me? lol. Kuu, how r u doing? Nate what's the phrase 2day?
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Ooohhh, I can hardly wait. Somehow, someway, I shall make it today. (I hope).
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lol, maybe.
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awww no it is love NAfta,,:)
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who couldn't love Nate?
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That is so good to hear!! I love all my peeps on here :)
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lol of course you do. lol
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i thought we got over that and graduated into Nationalities or should i say De - graduated - like when it was with the irish (like me ) and the Polish - the Italians - the Greeks -- so i cannot understand it -- we our all brothers and sisters whether we choose to act like it or not is totally up to individuals - idk

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De-graduated and de-evolving for some.
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10 - 10 my friend
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helo... lol
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helo peace -- lol
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green
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how've ya been alva?
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okay i suppose and how about you
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Stuff like that makes me want to say some bad words. If they don't like a certain skin color, tell em to POUND SALT!! "Tolerating" is just another word for being a racist sphincter.

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" "Tolerating" is just another word for being a racist sphincter. "

EXACTLY!!! You get it, Sam! Good job! Tolerance is once step away from extermination.
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Green on the sphincter move!! Good one Sam!! ;)
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Thanks y'all!
Grr! My step brothers are black. Very successful. I've listened to that crud all my life. Still fires me up. Who the h e l l are they to judge?!?
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Sphincter? Already? But the day is so young...
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That's right Sam! Judging gets my panties bunched up too.
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I like your attitude Samanthajune!!! My husband is black, our child is biracial. What pisses me off is stuff like the freakin census, & birth certificates!!
Either or....black or white. WTH??
Helix, That gets my panties bunched up too!!!
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"our child is biracial" - Chill

Making the next generation more "tolerable"? haha

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just MAKIN the next generation Tony! LOL! Who knows what the heck they'll turn out like!?!? Scary, huh? I'm just doin my part in getting everything good & "mixed up"!! LOL!!
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I tolerate every other driver on I-94 every weekday. I think I tolerate them because I don't have a grenade launcher mounted on the hood of my car. As far as skin color goes I've learned that a persons inside is what matters. Skin color is just that. A color

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" I think I tolerate them because I don't have a grenade launcher mounted on the hood of my car. "

HAHAHA yeah man everytime I'm driving on I-97 I'm fanticizing about having twin .50's on the hood on my car! ... But maybe I'll take your idea about the grenade launcher ... ever heard of the Mk-19? ;-)
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I can see you behind the wheel cussing under your breath and shaking your head :)
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Green to you newbuddah??:)
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Amen to that, Buddah. People are like M&M's. They come in a variety of colors. But it's all the same on the inside.
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Sorry! Shoulda been !!!! Instead of ???
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They feel that way because they my friend are an a$$. It's we who tolerate their stupidity. Now, where's Waldo?

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If you find him let me know!! He's got my MONEY!!!! :)
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Thought about you yesterday in the car Naf!! Listenin to O'Jays,......money money money money......money! Some people got ta have it.....that meeeeean, meeeeeean, mean green!!! :D
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" It's we who tolerate their stupidity. "

I think my tolerance for it is running out!
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Green for you Tony!! ;)
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Chuck Norris knows where Waldo is!
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Thanks Chill!
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I hear ya Tony...but that's what makes us better people.
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:) hey, you're my schnitzel guy!! I'm guessing from your profile pic that we have a lot in common when it comes to these topics.... :)
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Waldo is under the bed with the M&M's
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Lol good one Kathy!!!
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m&m's.... yummmmmmmmmmm
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It really just shows big words does not mean people are smart.You have to feel sorry for people who can not think and are unable to have love in them.We just have to tolerate them until they get educated.We are all the same yet our hearts are different:)I have a saying about this.Not sure if it will show.Next time anyone say's some thing like that to you.Tell them this.(Wow that is really white of you.)

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Greenery...
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Love it Kathy!! :). Big green to ya!
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ty yu all:) so did I find Waldo? yup!
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green. where's waldo?
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My green thumb prints are all over this answer I'm guilty.
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lol, i didn't answer yet. haha. people think of themselves as higher so they think who they say it to won't care cuz there not as good. you know what i mean?
~Emma~

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i miss you Emma
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Late answer,Tony,but I think Pink Floyd said it best in their song 'Echoes'..."strangers passing in the street,by chance two separate glances meet,I am you and what I see is me"...the world is lacking of that type of empathy.

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I think most people don't feel self-righteous. I think inside they know it's wrong.

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because they think of themselves of being all high and mighty

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