Steve, your post contradicts both itself, and your history..re-read it again. You say, "Unfortunately, we see a fair amount of racism and homophobia rearing their ugly heads here."..when in fact, it doesn't 'rear it's ugly heads here'...and it is the misstating of an opinion, and misinterpretation that ATTEMPTS to color a person in that light, and then, that person is slurred, according to the misstating!!!....and the person, re-interpreting, and making up hostilities, proceeds to go off with the accusations, with NO basis, other than their talking point tactics!!
Then you say, 'I'm trying to keep away from name-calling these days but I still do bloody and bugger,..'
That coming from you????...after your allegation in the same post of, "Unfortunately, we see a fair amount of racism and homophobia rearing their ugly heads here."...You should go back and read your rants against people of faith!...which is supposed to be as protected under our Constitution, as is 'people of race, CREED, or color'!!!
So quit trying to be piously condescending to those who you still can't convince, that you are so wise, and learned...when in FACT you are NOT reality based, but rather, agenda driven!!!!

....and as I've said repeatedly, this is primarily a music forum, and the angst that people FEEL, should be used in the delivery of their music. Now that might be as relevant to you, being a harmonica player, but so what, and get over it!!

GfS