Man, the drive-by downvotes are weird. I can't remember if the site settled on (officially or otherwise) a "Downvotes indicate disagreement" or a "Downvotes ind

Man, the drive-by downvotes are weird. I can't remember if the site settled on (officially or otherwise) a "Downvotes indicate disagreement" or a "Downvotes indicate violation of site rules and regulations" policy, but if they settled on the former, that's quite a shame. Some of the most interesting and informative conversations I've ever had have been with people who held opinions that were as opposed to mine as they could possibly get. And -in truth- the core of your comment (Folks just want to get on with their lives.) is broadly applicable to _most_ big boogeymen... child snatchers, street thugs, terrorists (domestic or otherwise), etc, etc, etc. In the overwhelming majority of cases, folks simply don't want to start shit, and -when made by Officials- claims to the contrary are nearly always attempts to increase the power and/or wealth of that official and/or their cronies.