>>We’re not on the same page, we never will be.<<
You are correct.
I am polite. You seem to be angry. I do not know why.
Perhaps it is when I flesh out the OPs scenario it puts you in an uncomfortable place.
But when I examine the ramifications, it is unfair to fall to ad hominem because you don’t like the analysis.
Ah well. Anyone reading the thread can do their own analysis and arrive his/her own conclusion.
Agree or not.
What, you read minds now?
Nyet, tovarich! The original poster's scenario, and you seem to like that word, as opposed to history and reality... seems pretty mild.
You, my dear fellow, are the skunk at the party.
And others have said the same. Dog in the manger, &ct... ad infinitum.
/johnny
Projection, that's why you think that when I am direct. Had several folks complain about it when I was a chef, and more than one complain about it when I was a project engineer.
Some folks don't like Stuff=>Cow(Cabbage).
Makes them queasy and unsettled. Like you.
/johnny