Valis wrote, >Quoth Doug, in conclusion: >> I'm sorry to repeat myself on this to the point of boredom, but most >> intellectuals overestimate the power of reason in politics. > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >Say it yet again, Doug; till they get it. >It's a deadly delusion. Belief in the "power of reason in politics" is most akin to the fixation in the mind of a stalker that the object of his affliction is running away from true love. Sorry to be so bleak. regards, Tom Walker