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<< You are less subtle and clever than you think. >>

Be that as it may, Dear Ives, [And I claim neither cleverness nor subtlety, by the way] I avoid being hypocritical.

I have reckoned for the four and a half years since you joined US, Dear Ivan, that it is a darned shame that you cannot get it that this place is not about me, is not about you -- and is not Brit-centric.

And it is especially a darned shame that you so shamelessly insult and libel those, me included, [As you first did in 1998 within one month your joining FReeRepublic] who ever dare to point out that your ego-driven Brit-centricism is just plain silly. Your posts often seems to be given to intemperateness and to be those of a shameless, insult slinging and often-effectively-libelous, anonymous, bully. Perhaps if you typed less quickly you would have better manners?

Considering the many awful ways in Our Nation's History it has been adversly impacted by our relationship with yours, We Americans love you guys more than enough -- but neither THE world nor, especially, Our American World, centers on Britain.

And that and that alone is what has ever motivated me to jump on some of your more pathetic posturings.

Now you ARE a very much quicker typer than me, are therefore very much more at home in this medium than I am and, judging by the hours you spend online, don't seem to have a Real Job, so you are easily able to outmanouver me in this rather silly medium, especially with those who believe that anything you or I post here will ever have any import beyond that you and your ilk, among whom you have a little populist's following, put on it!

But nothing you will ever sit typing away at will ever change the fact that once-great Britain is just that.

Once great.

But please don't take it personally.

Best ones, Ives -- Brian