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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (14328)	12/21/2001 1:35:08 AM
From: SirRealist	Respond to of 281500

Again, I don't buy into the pc/un-PC game most of the time. There'll always be critics. However, I'm not so certain that, say, the majority of Jordanians think like the majority of Saudi Arabians. I was merely suggesting- and I hardly know because I have not travelled the Middle East - that your comment about Arabs might be too expansive. And, you might be right on target in your characterization. What concerns me is the risk we employ with such characterizations. If 20% of Egyptians do not behave as you say, it could make them bristle, limiting dialogue with the segment whose influence we'd like to see grow. I have encountered many Jewish folk in my lifetime and I can think of at least one common characteristic that springs to my mind. But saying so aloud, except to close Jewish friends who know my heart, could risk alienation. What positive objective is gained by that? And certainly, sometimes bluntness has a purpose greater than anything diplomacy could achieve. It's just my observation that bluntness is a tool best used sparingly. There's a difference between understanding human nature and pursuing ends effectively.... and the simplistic PC arguments that display no strength under the application of reason.