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Oct 01, 2010, 09:59 AM
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Member Since: Jun 2007
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Posts: 5,518
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Thanks 
I think some people believe being assertive means to be mean and condescending. They think "freedom of speech" entitles them to verbally abuse other people They don't understand and don't consider the consequences of their words and behavior. They live in a bubble. 
What gets me about this incident is the bigoted personal attack against the clerk. An attack like that hits to the core. Having to endure such abuse on a daily basis, never knowing when it's going to strike, really wears on a person's soul. At this point in time, certain groups are fair game because many political and religious leaders have given them an evil label. Everyone else just stands by and watches the show. 
I've spent over 50 years listening to racial and ethnic bigotry, and my cup overflowed long ago. It serves absolutely no one, and needs to stop. 
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