*meta-post*
This thread has been pretty good, mostly on the issues, mostly civil, occasionally amusing, and - especially for furriners like me - quite educational in seeing the current US politics play out.
Lately, things have been getting a bit snarky. How about we all take a deep breath and just remember, what ever it is that you're defending, the other guy is just someone being wrong on the internet. It's not worth getting all het up over.
And I'd also like to offer Adak the "Alamo Award*", for sticking to his (her?) position despite being seriously outnumbered and (from my point of view) outargued.
*I just invented this. And I was considering the "Little Big Horn Award".
Play nice, now, folks.