Isms

I short of feel pressed to discuss " isms ".

Of course there are an ocean of " isms ", for example schism,
but I will not attempt to enumerate them as by the time
I complete the list there may be new ones.

Simply speaking an " ism " seems be be some concern
or focus which suggests what's generally going on is
not so good.  For example, with schism, you have a group
of people who are probably upset with another group of
people and so they go there own way. Obviously there are
other meanings, as well.

Now many people adhere in a general sense to
an " ism " at least from time to time, and some
people with equal or greater enthusiasm find certain
" isms ", well they just don't appreciate it.

But quite often there is a great deal of emotion attached
to one kind of " ism " or another.

On the whole is is very difficult to attack " isms " from
a general sense.  It is often difficult to attack a specific
"ism".  At any rate as they say : " people in glass houses "
should certainly behave themselves.

I'm sure a life time of work could go into the study
and enumeration of " isms ".