I read your post, you make some good points. Lots of folks making strange and silly assumptions about Ripple. This whole topic has been heavily on my mind these past few days. I just made a video short of condensing all my thoughts on the matter if you're interested.

https://steemit.com/crypto/@hvlyarmedtrader/in-a-battle-of-ripple-vs-bitcoin-who-will-win#comments