I don't see it as bravery, but as just being stubborn and outspoken. Yup. :-) And no, I haven't read your political posts or looked at your gallery, so I'm not commenting one way or the other about that. I'm just agreeing that it's probably being stubborn and outspoken rather than "brave". There seems to be a number of people here who are afraid of airing their views. Well, just as it's not necessarily "bravery" to speak out, it's also not necessarily "fear" when someone chooses to keep quiet. Sometimes people just don't feel like dealing with the backlash, or they don't like to argue, or they just don't feel strongly enough to speak out, or they figure that they're not going to change anything by posting images/posts at Renderosity, or whatever. People are indeed free to express their views (within the Terms of Use of the site). They are also free to choose not to, and may have perfectly valid reasons for that decision. bonni

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