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Originally Posted by BTFLCHLD
Although you have edited, this reads quite harsh IMO all things considering. I do believe I would have let angel69 sarc away given her circumstance. I rather wish you would have directed this post towards me as angel didn't/doesn't deserve this. I get the intent behind the photographs. I always did. I just don't find them funny.
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Somehow, I've just erased a huge long response to this.
My response wasn't aimed at you, on the contrary I got the impression that you took your objection to the material in the proper context.
Just because people have pain around a subject, doesn't give them a moratorium on talking about said subject. I said lots more smart stuff that I erased, but I don't think that anyone is minimalizing the pain of any of the tragedies, and to say that they are based only on personal feelings rather than the actual context of the views expressed is fallacious and counterproductive. And I do have a problem with such a reactionary reaction, based on nothing.
damn, I had more cool stuff, but I blew my wad. I'll have to refuel. But before I sign off without saying my cool stuff, I would like to say that while I am arguing with Angel's point, and believe his/her foundations for opinion to be midplaced here, I totally think it's fine for Angel to express how he/she feels. But he/she shouldn't make the mistake to think that simply by expressing pain of circumstance, he/she will not encounter opposition. We all have pain. But we all have the capacity for logic, as well, and access to pain does not insure that someone's opinion is right, or will be acquiesced to. But I have respect for opposite points of view. So much respect that I will challenge them logically, as if they all were equal, and equally deserving of scrutiny. Again, pain doesn't make you have the best point. And it shouldn't excuse you from logic. I realize that many times people are not logical, including myself, but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be encouraged, it doesn't mean emotions absolve you from real world consequences, realities, or solutions.