Damned if I do and damned if I don't
If I didn't respond, it would look like (and essentially be) a snub. Yet, your post is simply a self-described synopsis of "what I've written over the years", and I have zero enthusiasm for covering the same old ground. I'm a liberal shading to progressive, and dammit, I want to make some progress! I sick of being stuck here in the Sargasso Sea of the intellect.
So I guess I split the difference, and avoid snubbing you while nevertheless irritating you by making this post. Damned if I do etc.