LH--

All you have to do is change your own rather stentorian declarations- from- Olympus style and you would get the desired result. Perhaps, being the author, you haven't noticed. Try reading a few of your own postings. And, you might note, I'm not the only one to have observed this. Remember what Ebbie said earlier. And as I said then, it was what you needed to hear--but I knew it wouldn 't change anything..

I have a lot of respect for your historical knowledge--not so much for your view of the world economy.

Anybody who sets himself up as an authority need not be surprised when others may not agree--and the other posters may show it. And I've read a lot of your views on many topics.

I gather you don't particularly like my debate style. Fair enough. But you should understand my main goal may not be to please you all the time. As you've noted yourself--you can't always get what you waaaant.