Perhaps I've lived a sheltered life in a place far away from civil strife and the corridors of power but I've always tried to take people as I see them and try to ascribe positive intent to their efforts until it's clear (to me) the what's going wrong is not nonfeasance nor misfeasance but is clearly malfeasance.

It's hard enough to distinguish these in my own culture, in which I think I have broad understanding, but it becomes a real adventure when dipping the toes into others' cultures, especially when they appear to speak (or, in Mudcat's case, write) the same language.

There are some I'm a bit wary of, but that might be because I don't really understand; they're not going to put me off though. Some of what I saw a few years ago had me scratching my head for a while and I came to the conclusion that judicious moderation could lower the temperature to a more comfortable level for almost all concerned. Civilisation; what a wonderful concept!

Vive la difference!

Cheers, Rowan