Artful Dodger: Thank you for your well-considered response. As long as I am not restricted, I am happy. I note in passing that this is your first response to any post of mine in about 3 weeks....even to posts that were directed to you. That is your privilege. And as long as it is my privilege to post things of interest to me, whether or not others choose to ignore those posts, again....I am happy.

As to my "mission," everyone who posts brings a point of view to the table. Especially on a Politics board. This seems a good place to me to challenge the views of others and to present my own views. Again, this is politics.

As to 9/11, it is one subject I've posted a great deal about. The posts have been fewer of late...I've made my points. But I also post on a variety of other subjects, politics-related. The "theme" of my posts is that there is an elite conspiracy we ought to be aware of & try to stop. 9/11 seems to be a good catalyst for waking people up to that. But there are other avenues. Lately I've been focusing on some of those other avenues.

I'm learning too. I've even been forced to abandon some well-cherished positions I formerly held, the further I've researched & thought about the issues at stake. Where my opinions have changed, I've been honest enough to point it out here, and to concede points scored by my debating opponents.

To sum up....I have posted here not only because I think it is potentially useful for others, but also because it is useful for me, to clarify my thoughts, to hear objections & consider them. Once I feel that the law of diminishing returns makes it no longer useful to myself and/or potentially to others, I will probably move on.

Again, thank you for your response.