Thank you Bunzo, for at least giving me credit for what I do know.  Yes, it's true, many, including me, become defensive and "attack" others who we believe have insulted us.  If things were going well for us, we wouldn't be posting on the Vent! thread or many of the others.  I do not, however, feel good when I stoop to the level of insulting others.  That only demeans me.  I apologized to DP in a prior post, and will do so again.  DP--I am sincerely sorry I was caustically critical of you!  You did not deserve it.

I have never been a history buff, outside of the history and evolution of the law and legal system, history just bores me, always has.  Consequently, I never presume to have greater or even equal knowledge to those who have studied it in depth.

I am only an advocate for victims of employment discrimination, disability-based and otherwise.  I do not make fun of those who suffer from physical or mental disabilities.  I try to fight for them.  In the legal system, one must carefully pick their battles.  The odds are overwhelmingly against plaintiffs.  Inundating the system with repeated complaints or frivolous lawsuits that cannot be proven dilutes those that have merit.  When I investigated discrimination complaints, most had no merit and did not meet the requisite burden of proof.  After a while, I began hoping that someone would come to me with a valid complaint.  Unfortunately, most complaints were personal squabbles much like some of the exchanges posted on these boards.   It was much the same when I was practicing law.  I represented one woman in a divorce/child custody matter who falsely accused her husband of domestic violence.  Those who make false allegations as a weapon to gain advantage in any legal action make it significantly more difficult for real victims with valid complaints to prevail.