>>For the rest: you live in a fine country and your glass is half full only because it's so big! I've great confidence in Yankee (expressed as a general rather than civil war sense) ability to make change when you put your minds to it, especially as the internet continues to expose the propaganda and Newspeak distractions that have kept the frogs content as the water boils. So have a good New Year and be ready to live in interesting times!
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>Yes, it certainly is a fine country.
>Happy New Year to you also, John and interesting times are what keep me on my toes.

The interesting times become boring very fast. Been there, done that, and didn't even keep the t-shirt to wash the car with.