Okay, maybe that's a little harsh, but local coffee shops in my opinion provide an intellectual mosaic complete with irrational discourse and fundamentalist lunacy. Where do I get this?,..Well observation for one and experience the latter. You see, the cosmopolitain city that is Montreal is a hotbed not just for socialists but for overall nutjobs, adding to the 'je ne sais quoi' that defines our pseudo-European mindset.
Picture this,..a laid back setting at a Coffee Shop that is Second Cup, one can find themselves among two mormon missionaries (not drinking coffee,..)a jehovah's witness, two wiccan new age type followers reading Sylvia Brown, and finally an assortment of muslim students discussing the Qu'ran. Inevitably they become drawn to each other as the well meaning Mormons attempt to impart their understanding the Christian Gospel upon the muslim students who return with an open and honest discourse about the life of Muhammed. Where do I fit in all of this, well,...I guess I was kinda like a silent observer, I did not wish to enter the discussion, yet I would not have shy-ied away had I been approached. What happened next was troubling,..an Evangelical/Fundamentalist type of individual began to debate everybody, mixing Christian escatology with 2012 kookiness. What was a good discussion turned into a shmoz of nonsensical ranting with one man pronouncing Hell upon everybody. Then again, that's the beauty of free speech...
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