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>>>...The people who are being offended aren’t “assigning that intent”...>>>>

Who are the offended people, Bob? I have followed Eddie's statements of opinion on a couple of threads. He pretty much sticks a single salient point regarding the kind of music he chooses to play. It has always been clear to me that Eddie has been speaking only for himself, with neither the intention nor the effect of putting other people down. It is also clear to me that Eddie would be perfectly OK with me disagreeing with him.

Is anybody offended other than Bob?

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