"...so really, what does it matter what I say about it?"

Well, I know that it is hard to make things better, but it's pretty easy to make things worse, so my 'goal' is to leave bits of the most sense *I* can make scattered about in hopes that some will detect glimmerings of reason...about HOW to debate, if not actual conclusions. I don't presume to actually change many minds... (at least not obviously ☺)... but I'd hope that I don't become a bad example of MY side to be quoted with scorn.

(and I can sorta make music also, if simple autoharp stuff in 3-4 chords counts. I have been on Mudcat since the beginning, and 15 years ago, I mainly answered 'folk' questions and tried to explain what 'folk' was in my inimitable style...THAT is harder than explicating the difference between liberal and conservative.)