It was written somewhat off the cuff and I did frame it as "as I understand it." I was just trying to give some general historical background for why the US has

It was written somewhat off the cuff and I did frame it as "as I understand it." I was just trying to give some general historical background for why the US has gotten to where it is currently, even though what we currently do is incredibly broken. I don't know why I seem to inspire this kind of reaction in people, and maybe it isn't "me" per se, but I seem to get this a lot. And I am genuinely interested in figuring out if it is really something I do that I can somehow change. Thank you for engaging me in meaty discussion. Best.