It's sad. I came here for community, for like minded people who were ideally rational and mature and wanted to discuss things in a rational, mature manner. But instead, as usual, the angry tribal monkey behavior that inevitably ensues is arising when people disagree on anything. If America does eventually crumble, it will be in no small part due to the likes of an uncomfortably large number of people on here and "on the right side of history" (in their own minds anyway) being too busy being fractious and argumentative, unreasonable and unapproachable to provide a united front when we need it. Rather like the Celts, who were too busy bickering amongst themselves to present a unified tribal front when the Romans came marching through their territories. The Romans eventually and quickly overcame their superstitious awe and terror involving the Celts, and stomped them into the ground. Mostly because the Celts were too busy being divided by their own shortsightedness and inability to cooperate and effectively organize in the face of a clear and present danger to them all.

Long story short, most of the time all I see on here is what I'd see on any social media site. That is, people launching into arguments and tirades and hating each other for disagreeing, and worst of all...I'm starting to fall into that. I went on a drama free diet when I got divorced 12 years ago, I like to say, but yet here I am getting sucked into it anyway. I hate it. I also can tell that this site has been infiltrated by a number of leftist trolls--not naming anybody, but I'm sure most of you know who I mean--who live to do what their kind do best; sow discord and division, and insulting people who make valid points, and I refuse to engage with that lot any longer. There is no arguing with fanatics. That and the idjits on here constantly telling people to "WAKE UP" whenever they are confronted with people who disagree with them. They're the sleepwalkers, really, IMO anyway.

To that end, I will leave this up for 24 hours and then I will delete my account from this site. I've had enough of the drama. I'm sure the usual suspects will be crowing about how I'm such a coward who can't stand behind his words and I could not care less about what they have to say. If they take joy in saying such things, they are not people I want anything to do with. To those on here I've had positive and productive interactions with, y'all are good folks, and it's been good talking with you all. But it's time for me to move on. In the immortal words, excelsior!