I'm pretty amazed at all this. All I did try to say was that when the Soviet Union wanted to get rid of totalitarianism, they tossed out the many good aspects of Socialism with the baby and the washwater of Communism. --- The current president of the USA has seen the void left by the demise of some of the credibility of the left and is tossing out so many programs that the disadvantaged need here that it makes the landscape in this country rather ugly from where I sit watching it all go down--no matter what kind of chair I am utilizing these days. In the name of democracy, they are making the world safe for their brand of extreme capitalism, and that's about all. My feelings are my feelings just like the profane poster's feelings are his own. I do try to put my thoughts down here in this forum without bending folks out of shape, but I guess I've not succeeded in doing that.

The people I've come to enjoy, respect, like, and even love here at Mudcat are all those the offending one doesn't seem to appreciate much at all. Mainly, that makes me feel pretty good about myself though.

Art