The whole Twitter phenomenon is really indicative of what's happening in this country. And I say this in condemnation of myself as much as anyone else - we are growing into a nation that has no time desire or capacity for truth. All we can handle is 140 characters of knowledge.
In my mind as long as I did what was right for me I was cool. But that's not the way it works. You have to think about other people and take their feelings into account.