Post #363177 by Thomas on Sun, Feb 24, 2008 11:08 AM

Let me make clear that I was talking about "references" to violence, no sense of threat or animosity actually going back and forth among us here in this discussion! I certainly don't feel any, nor do I sense any coming from anyone else.

I was talking about enforcement of contracts and peaceful arbitration of disputes. Calling that a "mainland attitude" seems a bit condescending to Hawaiians. Compounding this, you set up as a contrast to this attitude what I presume you would call a "Hawaiian attitude" wherein such procedures are dispensed with and violence is threatened. And "sense of entitlement"? Wouldn't that apply to someone who holds the right to free mobility and action across all other 49 states, but would restrict others, perhaps even with threats of violence, from enjoying those freedoms in Hawaii based on their race and geographic origin?

I have to question how good a spokesperson you are for Hawaiian sensibilities.