Carol C:

Differ away, and no hard feelings, but I think we are arguing about the direction of travel of a circle.

Our commitment as a nation IS to common humanity, despite our falling short in so many sad ways over the years.

Anyone who has studied the issue knows it. I can assure you that had those jetliners driven into the Kremlin at the height of the USSR's power, the diplomatic outcry would have been similar, but noone would have said -- "Today, we are ALL Communists".

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