Oh my! Where do I begin? I am relatively new to the Mudcat and I am very pleased at the path this dicussion has taken. Somewhere back there Bill C asked for a "truce". I think we are in a state of "truce" if that is what you want to call it. We are a group of folks that, because of our locality, upbringing and other various factors, have different opinions and beliefs. This is GOOD, this is what makes life interesting. I think we all agree that slavery is something that should not ever have happened, but it did, and like all human experiences someone wrote a song about it. What is enlightening here and a very pleasant, and welcome surprise is that we can all express our feelings and concerns without someone else stooping to placing labels or calling names...Refreshing indeed...I still intend to support anti-PC where and when ever I can, but probably partly because of this discussion will not intentionaly step on anyones' toes. If it does occur, it will be purely accidental and I will be the first to apologize. But we cannot, and should not attempt, to ignore our cultural past. To do that is to open the door for history to repeat itself. Boy can I get longwinded or what?