Naemanson beat me to my idea (Guess that harmony of thought is why I liked him, right off!). If our life experience doesn't color our thinking about issues & others, we're not learning much. Yes, I think it's easier to be liberal or conservative when you are young. The more you go through in life, the more likely you are to experience shades of gray & to approach middle ground, 'though on one side or the other. I absolutely *love* Big Mick, but there are some topics we had better never touch! I find that I really value Mudcat because it puts me in contact w/ people I've come to value highly, whose point of view is very different from my own. It broadens my thinking & my world. I love you.

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