It's been said that fish are so enveloped in water they aren't even aware of it. Maybe dolphins are different.  They have to possess some sense of what water is.  That's because while their main habitat is in and beneath the water, as mammals, they're linked to the surface by their need for air.  So, unlike fish, dolphins presumably have some realization of a difference between their underwater home and another place above the surface where they can see sky; birds; and, when they're close to shore, trees, other animals, and even people. Like water to sea creatures, strong forces dominate the critical elements of our culture.  These elements include politics, news media, education, entertainment, and our large corporate employers.  So all-encompassing are these touch points that they have become, in effect, the water in which we all live. Leftists — like fish — take it for granted.  It...(Read Full Post)