text: Thank you  Forest Creature - really.
  
  My goal is not to silence people but to help people feel that we are all compelled to change so that, together, we can negotiate the future which promises to be a little rough compared to many people's experiences of the past. We cannot sink much lower, in western civilization, in terms of disinterest in our neighbours, and in failing to invite our neighbours to dig deeply within themselves for the best that they have to say - and the best can be critical. Our civilization probably depends on us getting better at that.
  
  I really don't think I insult people. "Small-minded name calling" is always done by someone who is not reaching far enough into the creativity and mindfulness that they almost certainly have been blessed with.
  
  Adults can do better. It is not a stage of life at which we have completed our learning.