hehe.. speedy- I used to be one of those people. I even paid good money to learn how to advocate for the poor and oppressed people when I was in college. I worked in welfare and counseling of gang members for a while- got sick of it and moved to working with Developmentally Disabled adults. (Much much easier and enjoyable), then got out because ot the lame politics.
Oh boy! I have had my eyes opened up this last week about what a waste of time that was.
Hiya DBR -- well fortunately for FR and all of us, your common sense prevailed, as it has for so many people, which is why the Rats don't run things the way they used to. My wife had very similar experiences -- working with welfare recipients, prisoners, etc. A few years of that and her eyes opened too. People like you and her deserve more credit than people like me who were heartless oppressors of the disadvantaged from the get-go. You arrived at your position through intellectual honesty -- and don't you feel like you keep better company now on this side of the fence?