slinger, I have come to realize that you just can not rationally discuss the topics of Race, Religion, or Politics on a message board, there is just to much passion on either side of arguments, it is near impossible to hold a civil discussion, they are fights waiting to happen. Discussions of these topics are extremely hard to hold face to face without degrading in to a screaming match because neither side seems to care about considering something they do not already believe, no matter how much proof of the contrary you share, it is in 1 ear and out the other, they can not as much as consider there is a chance in a million that they may not be right.
FYI, I am not vaccinated, I will not be vaccinated, it is a real line in the sand for me. I do not care if it is Donald Trump or Joe Biden telling me I need to get that shot, it is not going to happen. For the record I am a 64yr old white conservative man (that BTW learned the difference between a man and a woman at a early age and was never confused with which bathroom I should use, that still does not understand why a statue offends people). I do not like people being placed in to categories based on race or gender, I believe all should be treated the same. I believe that all people that are not American citizens should be allowed to become citizens and that we have laws that allow for that but if you are in this country illegally you are breaking the law and as such should be deposited outside of the borders of this country and not allowed back. I love this country, I believe this country is to be seen by it's citizens as a glowing example of what a free people can do when given the chance. I do believe that our history has marks on it that were not right, that should not ever have been, I believe this country had done a lot to erase the mistakes of our past and will continue to want ALL PEOPLE TO BE TREATED THE SAME NO MATTER COLOR OF YOUR SKIN, RELIGIOUSE PREFERENCE, SEXUAL PREFERENCE, OR GENDER. I do believe there are forces at work looking to take this wonderful country down and I do rage against that. I believe that if you believe one race should be elevated above any other race, that the life of 1 race is more important than the life of another, you are not truly American and as such I invite you to leave this wonderful country. Finally, I do not trust politicians at all, they all lie, term limits should have been in place many many years ago, wish they were included in the original constitution, along with the abolishment of slavery. I believe Covid nonsense, Global warming (or have they now changed that to climate control), and our last election are all BS, they are money and power grabs and on some level we all realize this, admit it or not!
Can you imagine me trying to get in to a discussion about all that on a message board and things NOT get heated? LOL