I have a neighbor with a $30k Harley who considers himself an expert on all things motorcycle. Last summer he stopped at the car wash to scold me for using the high pressure soap & water on my bike. I listened to his lecture which ended with the words "And besides, it says not to in the Harley manual." You know the response, "Gee, then I guess it's a good thing it's a Triumph." He's been sorta quiet since then.

We all like to think of ourselves as rugged individualists. But when push comes to shove most of us are sheep who do what we are told. Worst of all, a lot of us become unpaid agents of whoever is controlling the agenda by enforcing the current dogma on the few rugged individualists who actually exist.