Hi Davidbear, welcome back to the site! This post is not a personal attack… most of these, as I understand it, are directed to the prevailing powers-that-were… I hope Robin can provide additional context….
Each animal has a positive/negative aspect… the bear might be russia, the lion might be england… perhaps this is why the name “Daniel” was popular in Ireland…
As it turns out Robin also picked up on my road rage over bad drivers! 😀
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Hi Davidbear, welcome back to the site! This post is not a personal attack… most of these, as I understand it, are directed to the prevailing powers-that-were… I hope Robin can provide additional context….
Each animal has a positive/negative aspect… the bear might be russia, the lion might be england… perhaps this is why the name “Daniel” was popular in Ireland…
As it turns out Robin also picked up on my road rage over bad drivers! 😀