i don't have the audacity to say that i have anything figured out hux and would love to meet the person who thinks he does. i share my ideas and listen objectively to other's ideas and call out bullshit if i think it's bullshit. i admit my faults and i try my very hardest to be polite and compassionate to others. i'll change my view point, as i have very well done in threads, when i feel like i have learned something new that would warrant a change in views. i don't post studies or throw statistics around because i don't have hansard records at my disposal 24/7. i keep things pretty tightly on an ideological level for this very reason. and for this, i don't understand how an IDEA can be WRONG. i DO NOT tell people that their ideas are wrong as a matter of principle, nor do i respect that quality in others. i try my damn hardest to stay impersonal when talking about politics, but sometimes when people make me feel less than what i am, that becomes really, really hard. i KNOW that i am a good person with a good head and no amount of 'you're an idiot', 'you're wrong', and 'you're bullish' comments from you can make me reconsider this. why would you want to make a person feel less? so i'm left here with this lump in my throat wondering what you really want to accomplish here. if it's to make me upset, good job. you get an A+.