I'm not sure I was clear enough.

I did not mean to say that I didn't understand the feeling of paranoia, just that I can't "feel" it the same as our U.S. posters do. I'm quite well aware of the situation south of the border, and it's a situation we're having to fight against ourselves since the current Nazi government is still trying to out-Bush Bush, apparently not having noticed that he's no longer in office. Here it is possible that it could lead to the breakup of the country - something which upsets me far less than you might think it would. So I'm not relaxing in smugness for the indefinite future; things could well get worse. However, for now I'm not very concerned; I keep on my side of the line, the blues (lovely word, that, coined by some friends in Scandinavia) keep on the other side, and we glare impotently at each other. The blues are utterly incapable of understanding the function of a support group; which is odd because they finally seem to have come to grips with AA. No one would accuse AA of luring people to drink, just as no one with eyes and a brain could accuse the Tech Forum or the Lounge of luring people to break laws; quite the opposite, in fact. However, in the past 5 months I have suddenly discovered that there really is a small heaven on earth; I found it and I ain't telling! I won't say anything more about it except seek and ye shall find. It only took me about 50 years to find it; your time may vary. Oh! It is NOT a place to find boys, rather, a place to find hope, and it has nothing to do with religion. Somersault