Re: The joy of actual numbers, was Democracy

On Sat, 9 Nov 2024, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

On 09/11/2024 06:31, rbowman wrote:

On Sat, 9 Nov 2024 05:52:31 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
 

Spending twenty minutes on a greyhound bus talking down a drunk black
man waving a loaded revolver who felt disrespected in Chicago.

 You're one of the lucky ones. Some go home in body bags.

>
Ive had a lot of experience  with Glaswegian  drunks...This guy was no different. He just wanted someone to pay him the respect of listening to him

This can work wonders! I once spent an evening with a mexican gang member just released from prison at a party in Chicago. He was talking and I was doing the listening, and to be honest, he seemed like a really nice guy as long as he did not feel threatened or disrespected.