I can answer this whether the war is over or not. I totally failed to anticipate the extent to which people would have and proclaim rigid opinions about each and every aspect of this whole topic, and the number and extent of know-it-all "solutions" to the percieved problems. (Mudcat threads have given a stellar example of this, but it's not just here that I've run into it.) Given the cultural differences and our own cultural biases, not to mention the distance and the fact that any news is thoroughly filtered through others' biases before we get it, it amazes me that people think they can even attempt to think about it rationally, effectively, or accurately. It amounts to a level of arrogance I can't even measure, and it makes me wonder how often I have been so arrogant as this or that issue came onto the world stage. In fact, it quite humbles me about having any opinions at all, at this point. The broader view, after the bigger picture begins to emerge, for me!

~Susan

~Susan