Heck, no, Sunny Jim, I don't know it all, nor do I claim to! I'll be learning for the rest of my life, or at least making the attempt to do so!
My problem is with people who automatically label any criticism as: "...the usual misquotes and bad assumptions..." and then go on to offer personal insult, as in: "...must be a product of public education..."! My problem is also with those same people who, having willfully and blithely offended others, seem surprised when they object, claiming that the offended parties are either: "ranting" or "whining"!
I will say this once again, for the record. No, I am not anti-DIR, nor am I anti-GUE. Both the system and the teaching of it have much that is admirable.
I truly don't give a monkey's toss, as one of our other writers puts it, if you wish to strap weights to your body with barbed-wire and dive naked. Have at it, brother. Have a good time!
But when someone says that the only way to get other agencies on a par with GUE is: "...if GUE goes into the toilet...or the other agencies climb out of theirs..." I, and most other people, define that as simplistic arrogance, deserving of contempt! :livid:
