I am going to terminate this thread using the words of Pastor Martin Niemoller.
"First they came for the Socialists and I did not speak out,
Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists and I did not speak out,
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out,
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me, and there was no one left to speak for me.
These words written in the 1930's resonate more than ever for we are entering a dark period in our western civilization.
Alarmist? Hmmmmmm many a dead concentration camp inmate had exactly your view Geordie.
My intent is to stand on my two hind legs and being the voice in the wilderness shout that what is happening is wrong...so very wrong, matter the cost at this stage in my life.
Phred