Oh, one more thing, and I realize I might take some heat for this thought....I have found, at least on this board, that those leaning more towards the opinions expressed HERE by Ann and Popcornbird ( I am limiting it to the people that have posted on this thred), are younger....

I think that these are the opinions young people NEED to have, to help keep the world on its toes, to keep shaking up the establishment, to keep us examining the status quo.

I think as we age, we also see other things that come into play. Like- maybe whether one knows where Sweden is, or what the capital of Oklahoma is, might not be, gulp, that important????

I am not saying America, or any other country, is without fault. Ignorance really isn't 'country specific'. It is with age, experience, personal growth, that we come to see 'truth'.....


I am not saying, "If one is young, they don't know what they are talking about".

I am saying, "When one is young, one usually has a limited cache of experiences from which to draw upon, making their views/opinions/theories a bit less time tested than others."