What good do you see in it all?

[lumberjim]

First, Jim, mari is not the one who used the words "free society" - that was Undertoad.

my bad. I misunderstood.

as did you, it seems:

Show me where I've put words in Smooth's mouth

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and then you promptly put words in UT's mouth

there is no banning here. well, unless you are really really exceptionally annoying.

by stepping in it, i was cautioning you that you are being shitty to people that are generally well thought out and careful about what they say. i'll not take up their side of the argument, as they're both big boys, and can fend for themselves as well.

now 4 times, you say the future sm describes is impossible. i disagree. Do YOU need a dictionary? impossible means there is zero chance that it could happen. it is POSSIBLE that we could be invaded by a race of space faring octopi, and put into slavery on another planet. improbable, yes, impossible?....no. .....or are you being "deliberately obtuse?"