Finally. 17 posts before a hint of sanity.
Ireland is 100% right.
The other posts prove the FR is not what it used to be -- a place where liberty and principle were recognized and appreciated by posters.
Still is.. we do have a fungus among us though..
(wear garlic)..
The prpblem appears to be that an appalling number of FReepers cannot read. They harrangue points that I did not make... it is an incredible waste of bandwidth.
Truthfully, I do not blame these seeming idiots; I blame the education system. Not only do they not understand what I posted, but - as repeatedly pointed out by some - their response is purely emotional, lacking much weight of reason at all.
I generally tend to ignore them... not to be arrogant, but because I have too much to do with my time to get into a shouting match with uneducated people.
Thank you for your supportive post.