No, Little Hawk, when I say that you're "kibbitzing," this doesn't mean I am taking anything personally. What I am commenting on is that whenever this kind of discussion comes up, your contribution is generally to remark that the Forces of Evil (be they political parties, or the dreaded international bankers, or just generally that "the fix is in") are in control, and there is no use in trying to oppose it/them.

That's preaching inaction. Or, as it is often put, "You can't fight City Hall." Well, you can.

And taking this tack IS a form of "colorless neutrality."

You can study the human condition quite well without counseling—by implication—simply giving up.

Don Firth