I am still on the road, in hotel. But when I am able, I will get further into this. I will agree that some of what you say happens, but overall when talking about trends - oppression in on the march, and pushback is a tiny tiny percentage of the overall trend.

I see several inadequacies in your observation, on several levels.

Look forward to my spiel in a few days. I have to fly out of Laguardia on Sat, so expect me to be especially motivated to rant on this subject.

For who could be free when every other man's humour might domineer over him? - John Locke (2nd Treatise, sect 57)