"It's always surprising to me to realise that such naive souls as yourself have managed to retain their childish innocence deep into middle age."

Oh boy!

I live in the f''n Unites States and began my growing up years by facing the Vietnam Death Lottery to go and kill (or die) people on the other side of the planet. I refused.

I have seen what this country has done over and over and over and over again since then — all over the world — no matter which party was in office or the color of their skin — war criminals all !

We have 750 bases all over the planet. And our propaganda machine would make Leni Riefenstahl jealous. The power of "Kremlin trolls" are kids play compared to the narratives that the New York Times spins and millions, yes even neutral Europeans, buy. Luckily, finally, this empire is collapsing on itself and people are (hopefully) seeing the deceptions and going seperate ways.

Anyway - I'm 73, not "middle aged" any more and not likely to accept lame judgemental nonsense from strangers.

And so, please take your snooty judgement regarding my supposed naïveté (ain't you somthing special!) — and the proclamation that you "doubt I'm a bot" (oh, well thank you so much) — out for a walk because the little pups are full of shit.