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“Come on, Dave! I know you’re right, but the truth doesn’t matter, its what people PERCEIVE to be the truth that you have to deal with. Perception is everything.” Sadly, it is so true and it takes so long to change our perceptions! Bullshit! Perception is bullshit! You with the balls to be alive should slap the jigger of so-called "preception". If truth is not semantically "truth" then why does anything matter? Sheep graze, then one day they die. 
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Why thank you Wordwind. I can now see how a sensitive person would take my "Bullshit" comments and perceive them to be personal. This perception would be wrong. But the indignation that I feel and tried to express is very real. I think that we sapiens are in danger of becoming less than alive; inanimate things, sculpted and manufactured by an effete culture.
And if we continue tip-toeing through this life, afraid to speak out in fear of offending even the offensive, we will become much like cattle, mindless, harmless, creatures that munch grass but don't offend. Sorry, but I perceive myself as a self-righteous one-man crusade against this deterioration.
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And if we continue tip-toeing through this life, afraid to speak out in fear of offending even the offensive, we will become much like cattle, mindless, harmless, creatures that munch grass but don't offend.
Hmm; I am one who has distinct bovine tendencies, yet I feel I must respond to this. There are several aspects to your stance (which, by the way, I agree with in principle).
One is: WHY are you (anyone) speaking out? Do you honestly feel that an important point has been overlooked? Or would you be doing it, for ex., to create an uproar, or just because you can? If it's for one of these last two, then I have to say I wouldn't do it.
Another thing to consider is HOW you speak out. If you are brash, abrupt, and rude, you're less likely to be listened to. Though there are times that justify more or less forcibly "grabbing the microphone", I think. I hope I never find myself at an occasion like that--the very idea scares me to death! Uh-oh--I just remembered: I have one of those times coming up soon--the next time a certain committee meeting is held. (I just took in a deep breath to help me "get ready"!) But this is a time it's necessary, I believe; though I doubt that it will do much good. My best hope is that I'll prick a few consciences; if anything actually changes, that'll be gravy. The gist of it will be that, while we shouldn't ignore real problems, wailing and hand-wringing not only do not solve problems, I hold the belief that it can cause actual harm. Y'all wish me luck, please.
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“Come on, Dave! I know you’re right, but the truth doesn’t matter, its what people PERCEIVE to be the truth that you have to deal with. Perception is everything.” Sadly, it is so true and it takes so long to change our perceptions!
Bullshit!……….. I think that we sapiens are in danger of becoming less than alive; inanimate things sculpted and manufactured by an effete culture. - milum
Peace, Milum, peace!
The guy didn’t say that I had to ACCEPT other peoples’ perceptions of the truth, he said that I had to deal with them, because people act according to their perceptions. The truth doesn’t matter to them because they don’t believe it, so they will act according to their own perception of the truth. I had to deal with that and correct their perception of the truth because I needed their help to get the job done.
Not sure about the connection between the sheep you finished with and the bulls you started off with. Bulls rush in where sheep fear to tread and all God’s chillun gotta scratch fo’ a livin’, even sheep that safely graze.
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I give you one of the best loved songs of the American people and wonder what the PC folks will ever make of it if perhaps it does get dusted off, maybe by some high school band if our next war and parade season coincide:
When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
We'll give him a hearty welcome then
Hurrah! Hurrah!
The men will cheer and the boys will shout
The ladies they will all turn out
And we'll all feel gay,
When Johnny comes marching home.
The old church bell will peal with joy
Hurrah! Hurrah!
To welcome home our darling boy
Hurrah! Hurrah!
The village lads and lassies say
With roses they will strew the way,
And we'll all feel gay
When Johnny comes marching home.
Get ready for the Jubilee,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
We'll give the hero three times three,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
The laurel wreath is ready now
To place upon his loyal brow
And we'll all feel gay
When Johnny comes marching home
A rousing version can be experienced via [italics]Stalag 17[/italics], the film.
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You've come a long way, Juanita!
Huh?
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You've come a long way, Juanita!Huh? Go to the profile page and read the first two previous messages, W'ON. Obviously a sock-puppet. 
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