I was, as always, on the side of Tom Paine.
As an almost total diversion, the husband of Flora MacDonald, exiled to the Carolinas, fought on the Royalist side. Ironic, innit?
btw Guest Sam (hey, you're not THE Sam in Canada, are you?), do you actually KNOW about the persecution and injustice both SeegEr and Guthrie faced and opposed in the 'Land Of The Free'?
When I cited 'recent cultural experiences' I actually meant Senator McCarthy, Hear of him?