[Christien]

Is it possible, even slightly possible, for you guys (Chris and Joe) to see and discuss an issue non-politically? Chris, what you say could be true, that one could post a topic here that was disguised to be non-political, just to weed out disagreeing political views, but I truly don't think that's what being put forth here.

I've re-read the abstract several times, and cannot for the life of me see how it MUST be discussed politically. Of course I can see how it COULD be, but not how it MUST be.

The problem dogmatic belief (which is what, IMO, you are both displaying here) is that you can't see anything outside of your belief system, and must filter everything through that belief system. Whether that's right or left, jehovah's witness or scientology, it leads to a distorted world view.

And then phrases like "lib-tards", that's clever. That's precisely what PARF was created for. Leave it there.