Being an engineer and a prodigious philosopher does not prevent anyone from making emotional mistakes when you just want to make a message say what you want.

What was said was (and I assume you also understood by your cancer stage examples): all liberal democracies die and turn fascist eventually. This is a very good point.

Going from there to saying they are the same is disingenuous and I couldn't help but point that out after seeing how you butchered it.

But I'm gone, apologies if I bothered you with my brash quip.