BostonAnne - you are NOT negative. You are ONE of the few POSITIVE voices (like stars, BonoVoxSupastar,etc) in FYM.
Ultimately I have come to believe throught the last few months being a part time poster in FYM, that the overly conservative and reactionary opinions expressed in this forum IS NOT REPRESENTATIVE of the majority of Interferencers.
I say this because even our own presidential poll showed the overwhelming majority of us who participated in the poll were voting for Kerry - though by the majority of the posts here you wouldn't have thought so.
So that leads me to believe that the people who continually (ad naseum sometimes) post their viciously insensitive comments in FYM are never going to be persuaded to constructively rethink their prejudiced viewpoints and, quite honestly, I am too busy trying to help make our world a better place (especially for the people in Africa that so many here are being way too judgmental of), that I don't even care to try to debate them.
Their opinions, quite honestly, would probably make Bono shudder with disappointment and anger.
But they are entitled to their completely misinformed viewpoints and I wouldn't let anything said here in FYM to discourage you, BostonAnne or stars or BonoVoxSupastar or anyone else that supports the Global AIdS and anti-poverty movement from continuing to support these movements.
There are millions of people who are desparately poor and clinging to life who need your positive energy.
KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE PRIZE....and THANK YOU, BONO.