A few days ago, I got back into contact with a premie friend from about 45 years ago (or so). He was friends with our whole family, and we always had a good time together.
So we were speaking on the phone for the 1st time in these many years, and quite casually he asked me if I'm still "practising". I told him no, that I had stopped "practising" a loooong time ago, and he asked me why?
So, being the way I am (spontaneous etc.) I just said, well, there is a lot of stuff around Prem - and the worst is, he abused his kids (in German this word mostly has a sexual connotation) .... and what did this guy (my premie friend) do? He laughed it off ... and started to answer something which I knew would be coming (like: how could I be so stupid to believe what I read on the www...etc.) I interrupted him so he could not finish his answer and suggested that we should just be tolerant of each other's views and that it's fine both ways. I can't blame him however: nearly 50 years of indoctrination will not pass without any traces.
In his eyes it is US who are crazy or stupid or whatever you want to call it.
