Secondly I can see Marcia is not unintelligent but thinks anyone who disagrees with her is an idiot so I think she can cope with being hit with a bladder on the end of a long stick, in fact she deserves it.

Are you implying that you are the court jester? Does that mean that you are admitting that you are a Fool?

I think that you are imputing your own emotions to me - I will listen to any well reasoned argument from anyone who disagrees with me. Tamar and I are in total disagreement with respect to our political philosophies. However, we are able to have spirited debates on the topic without resorting to name calling and threatening to hit each other "with a bladder on the end of a long stick" because the other one "deserves it".

You, however, appear to be unable or unwilling to disagree without being disagreeable. That is why I think that you are an idiot. The sentiment does not extend to everyone who disagrees with me. It applies only to the ones who are unable to attack the topic without attacking me.