Roger:

Congratulations on your anniversary! So few couples make it to double figures these days that you and your wife should be very proud along with with being very happy.As regards to your friend scolding you for thinking for yourself just ignore him.There is an orthodoxy of thought on the war and people like Mr. Turner are zealots that would make the men of the Inquisition proud.Because you have come to a conclusion that is different on this issue you have committed an unpardonable sin to that spectrum of political thinking and thus you are “evil”, although only one of the lesser ones, and of course you will be banished until you repent.The fact that you might still hold some beliefs that fit into their cannon makes no difference because you have crossed the line on the big one so of course you are no longer considered human and you have joined the tribe of the lesser mortals of their world.Your friends who disagree with you yet still respect you are the ones worth keeping. The ones who brand you as unfit to wear the big L on your chest were never worth keeping in the first place. Once again, Congratulations and wishes for many more happy years ahead.