No, John, it's not. It's the normal human response to measuring danger. Do you know about Dunbar's number? Human beings evolved in tribes of about 150 to 200 people. That's what we can deal with. We shut down proper analysis after that. We do not have the brain capacity to analyze every single person who comes our way.

When someone tells me that they are a Republican or an evangelical Christian, I just turn around and walk. I want nothing to do with them. Of course, they could be nice people. They might feed the poor and do all sorts of 'good' things. I don't care. I do not have the time or the energy to measure everybody on an individual basis. Nobody has.

If somebody already has a busy life, why would he want to get to know someone who doesn't fit with his preferences. Most of us are well aware that there are exceptions to every category of people. For instance, most people think I have no feelings because of some of my other traits. I, however, have deep emotions.

I don't chuck my toys out of the perambulator because they misjudge me. I understand. I move on.

"I just expect us all to TRY to see each other's humanity, in good faith. I fail to understand why that is so unreasonable."

Anthony, you're kidding me, right? How many times have I said in my writing that there is no hope wahatsoever for humanity. Too many people have no humanity. It doesn't exist.

There's a wonderful book out there written by Hannah Arendt about Eichman. If anything, that brings home to me that very ordinary people never pause to think about the effect of their actions on anyone else. She calls this the banality of evil.

Oh, lordie, and if someone calls themself a feminist, I depart faster than a speeding train. Again, I've said many times I'm not a feminist, nor woke, dont' see why we all have to identify our gender, etc. We're all human beings. However, most don't understand that, and never wil. I accept that.

I also understand what you mean by people trying to put words into one's mouth. I'm having a conversation right now on another site that I write for - same thing.

Anthony, hurt is very painful. I have lived with a pain so deep, it's been physical for most of my life. I no longer expect to be accepted. I just accept my life as is. I'm done with trying to explain who I am, trying to fit in, etc.

As you know, I've written my last post on Medium. I can't constantly be put down for my views. I don't have that type of energy to engage with everybody.

I think your expectation is unrealistic, and I think you might have to make peace with it not ever coming to fruition.

I eventually did that.