Well, Frank, you're right in what you say. I appreciate what the soldiers are facing, the pressure they're under, and all that. I understand how they must feel. Soldiers have a tough job, and part of that job is maintaining loyalty to and belief in the system they fight for.

I'm just saying that an aggressor always counts on that portion of the population who tend strongly to trust in the existing authority structures that they are most familiar with. The kind of people who go into police work, military service, and that sort of thing are psychologically most inclined to follow existing authorities.

The kind of people who go into the Arts and academia are more likely to question existing authority structures and oppose the official line.

There are always individual exceptions to these general rules too.

I was drawing a general character sketch of a type of thinking I see a great deal of, that's all.

I was not implying that all those people who disagree with me are stupid. They're not. You can be VERY intelligent and still be wrong about something. Or not. As the case may be.

Take any issue, and you will find plenty of highly intelligent and capable people on both sides of it.

- LH