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Yeah.....here's a thought for Hardknock: In the current repressive climate, recognize that your right to free speech and free expression had been severely curtailed. If you want to preserve this forum in it's present state, quickly edit your last post, or maybe one of the mods will have exercise the caution to beat you to it. I am sure that you underestimate the risk that you are taking, and that you personally advocate no such thing, but be more careful.

Seaver, I don't happen to agree with what you posted about the style and content of my posts, but I admit that there is some basis for what you wrote.
My last post here should not be taken out of the context of the majority of my posts. I posted the article with so little added commentary because it contained the most information, opinion (of the author, not mine) and detail
about the incident that I have seen today. I thought that it might provoke curiousity and discussion, and I wanted to get it out on the thread quickly.

I do my best to present persuasive, credible, informed, opinion. I put in a lot of time and effort researching and learning as I compile my posts. I regret that my posts often end up being too lengthy and discourage potential readers. The media and most other posts on these threads offer enough snippets and "short takes" to fill the demand for that sort of presentation.

I wish that I had the command of the language and the ability to communicate in this venue that members such as manx and roachboy so often display. I do not, but I have a passion for making my points anyway, as best as I am able, given the narrower limits of my vocabulary and intellectual abilities. Consider that not all members publicly communicate their feedback.