darkangel 218, you and I are ideological and political opposites, except on the principle of self-defense.
From time to time, I provide sound advice for DU members. You may recall that I once told Aerows that raccoons are not cats with thumbs, and she should stop trying to snuggle with them. I also recommended that Will Pitt stop drinking windshield washer fluid, and Steve Dawes stop fishing tampons out of the sewer pond with his teeth. They never listened, but I did my part.
Now it's your turn. I mean this seriously and sincerely: The primitives don't care about you, your life, or your safety. They will willingly sacrifice you to their dream of totalitarian control. They would rather see you raped and murdered, than to protect yourself.
Tonight I am offering you honest advice, which may save your life. Log off from DU and never go back.
Please, for your own good, scrape Skins' Island from the bottom of your shoe.