Reply #27: I'm sorry about your sister, and about this experience you describe.

[KaliTracy]

It really pains me that anyone would make a funeral into a political forum -- incredibly rude.

But... as for your statement about mass sociopathy (which I think is pretty spot on) -- could it also be... that people are running scared -- let me qualify -- when someone makes a decision - especially an important decision, if information against their choice starts happening, do they suddenly slap their forehead, say "Oops, I must have been wrong" and then change their position? Not usually. The first "human reaction" is defensiveness. A kid cornered for palming some candy, a spouse cornered for not helping around the house, a spouse cornered for spending too much money, a student cornered for not doing his/her homework....etc. And with defensiveness comes anger, of course. :shrug: