This is intriguing. How can we identify the 'core story' of the other guy, accurately? I bet you could come close to my 'core story' ... but I don't know if I could come close to yours ... I have read and re-read that awful contentious thread that opened up a few fissures. And I pay attention when you write on climate issues. Is it worth working on? Here is one issue I have with your rhetoric: I feel like I am asked to pull the lever at the gallows, without being told who is to be hanged.