I neither said nor implied any such thing. You put words in my mouth and followed it by telling me how my alleged response could be "more accurate." That's rich.
... Until some of this evidence is submitted, I will assume ...
Yes, a lot of people go through life that way.
"You put words in my mouth"
No I didn't. I was making a statement that the evidence you cited wasn't sufficient to explain the decline of our republic. If you read my post again you may see what I mean.
Statements such as these...
"try not to let others' knee-jerks bother me"
"But, your point is quite valid. "Pearls" and such..."
"Yes, a lot of people go through life that way."
...are interesting. Should I be very insulted?