I'm not even sure what that refers to, so all I can say is that until the defense shows that it knows how to stop it, it's wise to periodically run the same plays.
My strategy is to let the prosecution talk themselves into a whale hole and then nail them on a technicality. Of course last time I employed that strategy, I got sent to court-ordered counseling. So it doesn't always work out.
Obviously you didn't read yesterdays New Zealand comments in the main blog area if you think I've been dormant.
You're right; I hadn't read it. Almost everything on the "main blog area" is complete drivel and I can't be bothered. Some of your own comments on the blog are also quite mundane (for whatever reason), but I can safely say that whenever you post something abrasive, it's worth reading. Even if one doesn't like abrasive. Best part of the show, hands-down.
The real predators you speak of can only be successful if enough of their potential prey deliver themselves to the slaughter through ignorance, complacency or a failure to resist. Their salami slice predatory tactics require the consent of the prey every step along the way.
Living out here in the country now, I experience a lot of things I'd rather not. One of those experiences is seeing a bunch of cattle ("cows") living happily ever after in the pasture across the way, and then one day get loaded into semi's. You know what, they don't have to beat these cows to get in there. They go willingly. And while I will never go near a slaughterhouse, I hear as long as the cows don't
see what's going on, they'll plod along the plywood track to their deaths. Cows, humans, there is very little difference. Mammals seem to act the same. Don't they, Mr. Whale?