my two cents:

On forums filled with a lot of different personalities, nationalities, religions, political preferences, income levels, living conditions and points of view..... it is virtually impossible to communicate for long without being misunderstood by somebody. And nobody likes to be misunderstood. So what does a person do?

Trying to explain what was really meant usually just spins the misunderstanding off in a whole new direction.

Responding defensively has approximately the same effect, with the added effect of risking real offense on top of any imagined ones.

My opinion (and I present it as that, not as anything more) is that the most healthy forum interaction happens when people are OK with putting their opinions on the table and letting others respond candidly. Yes, there are times when choking back the urge to respond to a reply we didn't anticipate is durn near impossible... but it's just about the only way to avoid throwing gasoline on a spark.

In the final analysis, everybody is entitled to his/her point of view. We may as well get used to that idea and maybe even embrace it. Its OK (and maybe even highly desirable)that we all see life differently.

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