You are consistent in your ability to see things from a different view-point that others. I admire that.

One of the things that I think stands out on DU is that many good people have accepted what those in power -- including the "leaders" of the Democratic Party -- say are the important lessons from elections past. 1968, 1972 and 1980 stand out in this way. Yet those accepted truths from those three are actually nothing more than opinions, too often part of what the holders are advocating for their own gain.

I see that overconfidence in the attempts to dismiss a segment of DU with the old, "you guys don't represent the larger public opinion," etc. From my experience as a young man in the sport of boxing, I learned that overconfidence and under-confidence are but two sides of the same coin, with a lot in common. Neither side buys much of anything of value.

As always, thank you.