[Matt]

Originally Posted by ajmc

Very doubtful, because much like "beauty", conclusions are based SOLELY on what some people looking WANT TO SEE, and some people have an agenda that supersedes EVERYTHING ELSE (what they actually see, what they actually know, what actual facts tell them, common sense and logic).

Unfortunately, we have become a society where different interest groups insist on pouring all the oil they can muster on the squeakiest of all wheels, regardless of even the most obvious damage excess oil causes. No matter how much "oil" is provided, it will never satisfy the needs of those who live to squeak., or fix what actually may need attention.

Yes, blame the gadfly instead of the boil.