If we remove their safety shield of government office these petty dictators will loose all power. They will again start to think of everyone’s rights instead of just theirs.

“ Funny thing about science I have noticed over time. Its all settled science, till its not…..”

Mr Z: You are an optimist at heart. Refreshing…

Gary H: I think you would be surprised how many would change their behavior if its ugliness was pointed out to them, over and over. If anything, doing so will at least lower their standing with third parties.

Pointing out their “vicious and ugly manners” doesn’t change their actions. They excuse themselves from the need to be civil because they are superior beings involved in a righteous cause.

But what am I saying. It’s not a “fact”, just an oppressive social construct involving genders or some such, a deplorable mislabeling that I continue to apply only because I am an oldtimer who hasn’t received his reeducation summons yet. So… never mind.

Bet you have one in your pocket right now. Someone gets heated: “Hang on. I need something for my Youtube channel.”; and whip out your phone. Exposure may be the surest and safest deterrent.

Makes it that much easier to justify defeating / conquering or killing them.

Gary H: It seems to me that when someone is vicious and insulting and makes a personal attack, the best response is to no longer argue the point, but to ask that person bluntly:

“Do you always treat those you disagree with in such a vicious and ugly manner?” Focus on their bad behavior. Make them own it, or better yet, make them ashamed of it.

Is referring to her as a Karen considered an ‘ism’ of some sort?

And sorry to any real women named Karen who do not act like her.