confrontational "styles"

[bmartin at utmem1.utmem.edu]

In article <6o09oq$hfi$1 at Jupiter.Mcs.Net>, finch at MCS.COM (Deirdre
Sholto-Douglas) wrote:

> There's nothing wrong with idealism...provided that it doesn't
> hamper you from dealing with reality.  Idealism becomes a problem
> when "should" and "ought" take precedence over "are" and "is".

'Should' and 'ought' should take precedence; these are the driving forces
of idealists.  The problem happens when idealism is not tempered by
realism; when 'are' and 'is' are ignored or missed.  

B. Martin