Reply To: Alsop and Schwartz debate

no no no!! I am saying that people who actually believe that groups are unniform, i.e., that the blanket statement , “all LA from california are flashy” must be absolutely true – people who are unable to nuance their opinon of groups for individuals are the jerks..

You guys are making the OPPOSITE argument (most recently..) You are saying that the statement that “all california LA’s are flashy” (for example) is NOT NECESSARILY TRUE, as many individuals vary..

My post was to go one step further than your guys obviously rational statement.

I want to make the point that Yes all generalities can be qualified by individual cases..But don’t let that stop one from social (group) analysis..

Alsop was a jerk to say LA’s don’t know plants..and of course he is wrong about idividuals, and in making a general statement, opens himself up to the charge of being an intolerant jerk..

But don’t let that discourage us from the analysis of groups..There is a group truth that exists, to some extent, about many things (maybe Alsops statement, maybe not..)

Isthat more clear?
don’t just leap on those two words..!