there was nothing remotely romantic about it. no hand-me-down sob-stories,
either nurtured or genetic. so what was so !@#$ important that i felt i had
to shelve each and every one of my convictions? secured and mutually reassured

of our consistency. but your defence rejects what (you claim) you believe.
because what the $#&@ is so "sociable" about animal-confinement and torture,
union busting, sexism and isn't strange how you don't call anymore ?