Crow Sister, that is indeed how I took the "backwoods neanderthals" reference - i.e. referring to those people I mentioned who are (mistakenly in my view) offended and distressed by the songs and politics of Seeger, Bailey, Rosselson etc. I never thought it was meant personally at me or anyone else.

But "backwoods neandethals" have rights too; and if the reference was meant to imply that lack of education, or perception, or even common sense, somehow denudes such "neanderthals" of their rights and makes it OK to screw them, then I would disagree vehemently with such a view (which I would consider dangerously elitist).