Nickhere believes that any dictator who anoints himself as the savior of the people and condemns the United States as the source of all of their problems deserves to be supported regardless of his motives or actions, and that heroes such as Idi Amin, Kim Jong-il and Sadam Hussein represent national independence in the face of capitalist oppression.

There, Nickhere. See how easy that is for me, too? Now if you want to argue about something I actually said instead of setting up a strawman of what you think I believe, I'll deal with you the same way, and we can have an honest disagreement. Or you can stand on your soapbox and fume. If it's the soapbox, just leave me out of it, please.

I often disagree with McGrath and with Little Hawk, but I respect them, and you don't find me putting words in their mouths to try to slant the argument. That's what separates this forum from many of the slam-arenas on the net.