I have no delusions about being a product of systems far more complex than one placenta, or a log cabin and a single-room schoolhouse; and am much more worried about the quality of propaganda that I produce... do I promote anything beyond myself?

If you honestly want to understand my story, then please at least clarify whether you read all the fragments of it from the linked thread that caused the creation of this one. I have no problem discussing how or why things ended up that way, and telling stories can be much less hostile than a debate about whether the actions narrated were forced, or admirable, or foolish.