Thank you, Dunthorpe.  Shortly after I began posting under my own name on Civil Comments, I informed the forum that I formerly posted as jjp58, and before that, as Local Guy.  However, I have never posted as "Krugman", although, as jjp58, for a few months I used Dr. Paul Krugman's NYTimes portrait as my avatar, because I admire his economic and social policies. As for being a "scourge", I am tolerant of the opinions of others when they are rationally justified; but when opinions are based on obvious lies, I point those lies out.  It's an endless job, considering the number of fools this forum hosts.  As with most forums, commenting on forums seems to be a release for the terminally benighted.