I wholeheartedly agree with Dickey. I have read many of the posts on this thread and find many to be quite con-descending, to say the least. Especially those by Janie, and to a lesser degree, Barry Finn.      To quote Janie... ' Barry has beautifully and compellingly illustrated from his own hard experience that there is an interplay between the internal development and maintenance of hopes and dreams within the individual, and the social context in which the individual is imbedded. Dickey has ignored that.'    What exactly does THAT mean ??? I think Barry has over-simplified the issues relating to the obvious problems that exist in a 'multi-contextual' and diverse society. Dickey seems to be one of the few who totally understands the issues, and accepts the facts presented to him without trying to make excuses and twist said facts to suit his own arguements ! Bravo, Dickey. Boo to Janie and Barry!!