Anyway, as much fun as this debate has (NOT!) been, I am going to bow out of this thread. There is a reason I usually avoid discussing issues like gay rights, feminism and racism with Russians. These are issues we are likely to never find agreement on, I am sorry to say.

So lambaste away. Gang up on me, troll me, do whatever you feel you need to do. I've spoken my mind and I am done. I will return to writing my blog, which is a great deal more fulfilling than endless debates with people who are never going to see eye-to-eye with me.

As the late great Edward R. Murrow used to say, "good night and good luck."