Why not just reply if you know the details then? I read it the same way he did, critical vs helpful. Fewer keystrokes to type too. I get where you're coming from but at the same time not everyone can keep up with every issue including home, job, kids, marriage and government issues. That's why we as a community we need to be less critical of each other and help bring these to the forefront. Many hands make light work as they say.
Just my $.02
I saw this about 1 min after you posted. I thought to ponder while working on how to give you my best answer (and maybe this isn't it, but I will try). First we are a community, and like it or not I fear we are all we have got.
I know this may seem hard to believe but I stand by what I said in both posts, in that I 100% meant nothing personal by what i posted. But I will 100% agree the words used were critical.
And for me they probably needed to be, before I elaborate on that let me just say. My wife tells me many times a week "when you start a sentence with no offense, or I don't mean to be rude you are in fact offending and/or being rude".
She is not wrong per-se, but it dumbfounds ME (it is a issue with ME) that it is that way. Some what how some people get Sarcasm and some people don't. For me I am fairly literal, so when I say "no offense" or "not to be an ass" I truly mean exactly that.
If you or anyone noticed after my 1st post I then quickly posted 2 links to help anyone come up to speed.
After some reflection I feel the words were critical because I am A: tired as fuck of the attacks on the 2nd, it is the bastard child who constantly gets berated just for existing.
B: Because I had an flash of frustration, as I have many "friends" who own guns but are not involved. I constantly keep them informed of shit like this and barely get as much as a shoulder shrug.
I really need to find new friends, but I have known them for 20 years and other than the gun issue they are good people. They don't hate guns and in fact all own many, they just don't really give two shits. So I come here to find like minded people, the problem is we are scattered across the country and the world.
I live, eat , and breath the 2nd, it has cost me time with my wife and daughter. It also means I don't get invited to many family or friend functions as I can bring the subject up in any circumstance no matter how awkward it might seem.
I thought about not responding and letting it go, but as a member of the community I felt I should address it.
