I don't know what else to do but post this:

.... and this thread has veered into naplamistic territory. @ILaughAtTrailers, you're not in trouble, I wish you the best in your endeavors, but this thread is to the point where it will only serve to create pathologies. Sadly, our personal trails and tribulations are the stuff of which weapons are made by others to lob at one another on the internet as regards supporting or denouncing politicized points of view.