Of course, but we are conflating different things. My view FWIW: 1. Violent protest is ALWAYS wrong unless democratic channels for protest have been removed. In particular, it's wrong for teache… (View Post)

Free speech is freedom to express your views without hindrance, and that includes people not going out of their way to sneer at you. They can disagree with you in forthright terms and it works better… (View Post)

I'll be pleasantly surprised. An interesting turn of events! Of course it's not possible to be certain. But the US has a history of implausible belief in strange flying objects even in the … (View Post)

Yes, to my mum too - she had a fall, decided to stay in bed nearly all the time for some weeks, and in no time she was unable to get out. But I also agree with OKC about the mind - my dad said when h… (View Post)

You seem aptly-named... (View Post)