DGDevin said:

diggerop wrote:

Admitting that that in spite of my political leanings, something that
I was vehemently opposed to and was sure would be an unworkable
disaster actually worked reasonably well (and could work better, I
have no doubt,) doesn't make me a socialist. Just smart enough to
admit I'm not always right.

Well said. Unfortunately a great many Americans (on the left and the right)
take an entrenched tribal view of things, and either you stick to their
party line all the way, or you're a heretic.

I've noticed that. Perhaps it's something to do with that Us vs. Them
mentality that becomes entrenched from exposure to high school
football competition. One reason I've always liked the physical
sciences - irrefutable, reproducible, fact based truths. Mostly...


Greg G.