Give it up, Rick. It's no good. I've been trying for years. The herd instinct, and the mental impairment in most people that prevents them thinking in a one-dimensional spectrum, are just too strong.

Example: I go with the conservative position on gun control and the liberal position on abortion rights (both with some reservations), because I believe in maintaining individual liberty and individual responsibility, wherever possible. I get accused of contradicting myself, or of being a turncoat, by both sides. If you don't decide, first, whether you want to be a liberal or a conservative, and then determine your position on every issue by the party line, you'll never be trusted by 95% of the people. And the 5% that do trust you are the trouble makers.

Remember what old Willy had old Julie say? "He thinks too much. Such men are dangerous." We live in a culture that buys into that completely.

B***er the lot, says I.

Oh, and, by the way, you're a folk musician, so you're supposed to be a liberal. That saves you having to make that decision.

Peter.