Perhaps things in this country are not that bad yet, Wolfgang, but my point still holds. They are hurtling in that direction. If you are out of control and skiing downhill at excessive speeds toward a grove of trees, just because you haven't splattered yourself into one yet doesn't mean you have no cause for concern. It's better to take whatever steps you can, while you still can, than it is to remain blithely unconcerned until you suddenly see the bark about six inches from your nose.

That qualifies, as I have defined somewhere else, as a "Wile E. Coyote moment."

I remind you that Hitler was elected to office. How many people would have voted for him if they'd had any idea of what he was really up to? Yet, he gave plenty of indication. But as long as he promised to make the trains run on time, many people didn't take the rest of it very seriously. The rest is history.

It has been said that evil triumphs because good men do nothing.

Don Firth