Thanks for the welcome, but I think my participation of this forum is going to wind up being short lived based on the tactics I've been subjected to in my short time here.

As for backing with facts, I don't generally do backing up facts as I am merely a pundit, like everyone else on here, voicing my opinions based on my past experiences and learnings over many years, and I'm also not a news journalist that should back their comments... but frequently don't on on most TV/Cable outlets and news publications. Even if they did, I would frequently not trust them or their proof as being creditable or unbiased, and... I don't necessarily trust the sources of those who do back what they say on blogs or forums with so called facts.

I don't have the time, interest or financial resources to do the kind of research needed to back up years of learning. So anyone not liking that I won't will not change that I don't! If they want to believe me fine, if they don't want to believe me they can feel free not to. I really don't care if I'm believed or not since any belief or lack of it would most likely be based on politics and ideology bias anyway!