Iceman, I appreciate and would like to learn more from you about your rich life experiences. I find it ironic that you condescend, when complaining about condescension, and make assumptions, when complaining about others making assumptions. But let's stick to the topic at hand, which we seem to have some alignment on and then try to develop that further. ... I agree with Keala, in his comment, that the conformity and lack of resistance you identify is more of a small-island dynamic than anything cultural or racial. Maybe we disagree on the cause, but we both acknowledge that it is there. Let's see what we can do about it. ...