re: People being OFFENDED is one of our countries biggest problems

Social media plays a big part because it gives people a platform to say things, that is seen by more people, which increases the chance someone will be offended. But there is also a certain standard that has been set; society has set the bar as to what people are suppose to be offended by.

I think the bigger problem is lack of communication, more than anything. There was a study done years ago in which pro-life and pro-choice people were put in a certain environment and the result ended up being the two groups yelling and screaming at each other. They took another group, pro-life and pro-choice and put them in a more controlled environment where each person had a chance to explain why they were pro-life or pro-choice.. At the end of the discussion, the two groups of people were embracing each other and had a lot better understanding of each other.

If someone you never met, came up to you and said "you know what, something about the way you look annoys the shite out of me. I can't stand your stupid arse" would you be offended? I think when people get offended, they feel a certain way about whatever it is and it becomes personal to them.