[HollyB]

I see that. I also know that I don’t like being lumped in to a category. I expect a stranger to do so, but not a friend. That’s part of what I admire about being conservative - we believe in personal responsibility. I feel we view people individually, unlike the left who like to lump people together, ie ‘it takes a village’, ‘social welfare’, ‘revolutions’ the whole thing. They tend to group people. I like to think we are individuals. But, I can’t surround myself with people who would betray a friendship for the sake of being part of the victim status.

[80skid]

I agree with you, Golden Rule.

[Steely Tom]

I know exactly how you feel. It's like the whole investment, all those years, are up in smoke and gone.

From my perspective, all you can do is remember the old days, and hope your friend does too.