Wtaylor, it is always good to hear from you. By the way, my brother E. says hello. I knew you guys were friends. We've been talking about this site for a while. I don't think he reads here too often these days, but I fill him in from time to time.
I think by the time we left it, the 'little flaws' in the program had become big ones. I totally agree. You cannont create a society based on partial access to truth or power, and have it survive.
I think it's interesting, since someone posted elsewhere that Art hated the republicans and voted for democrats. When I could vote in 1980 and was a loyal seedling, I voted for Reagan and I know a lot of others did too. He was a lot like Art - charisma, showbiz, full of lots of talk about America and patriotism. So much greater than that little guy Carter, carping on about energy conservation and admitting that he had 'lust in his heart.' We hated him. Boy were we wrong. And now look at the current administration, waving the flag and stomping out the loyal opposition. You know, George Bush hates dissent too, Robin. It used to work for him too. He is surrounded by yes men and women. How about Ann Coulter? Want to debate her? (Sorry my politics are showing). Anyway. I think closed societies on the right or the left, that don't tolerate debate and dissent, are both the same. No difference. Same flaws, different flags. So if the Seed voted democrat and Straight voted republican, their politics had the same flavor.
