Vinyl Asylum Welcome Licorice Pizza (LP) lovers! Setup guides and Vinyl FAQ. |
|
In Reply to: Re: You continue to puzzle me....I didn't want to be drawn into a 'repeat' of the 1st posting... posted by Guy on August 3, 2005 at 04:19:23:
And so, you felt it is your duty to correct or highlight this disparity within the immediate thread.As you see, your timing and tenor struck a nerve with more than just the "pet owners/animal rights activists".
And yet, your post caused discord with more than the "animal rights" fanatics. How is that explained?
Perhaps, it is because your response was in bad taste.
I wanted to present a contrast between a human's death and an animal's. I don't think anyone puts them in the same class.
I don't the original poster or anyone else was attempting to make that statement.
For reference, my mother passed away last December after a 5 year battle with cancer. When I returned to The Asylum(Outside) after three weeks or a month, I made a post about how that felt. As can be expected, I got comforting words from a number of the locals - even ones who I regularly disagree with. Regardless of the number of the posts, the sentiment and effort by others felt good.
Seeing someone else's post about the loss of their pet doesn't in any way awaken feelings of comparison or the need to count responses even if they were to receive 100 times the posts. In fact, I would be heartened to see people react in mass someone's loss, any loss that emotionally affects them.
This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:
Follow Ups
- "I find this totally unacceptable" - darkmoebius 09:21:10 08/03/05 (2)
- Re: Your 1st sentence is ENTIRELY correct; the remainder was thoughtfully pertinent... - Guy 20:16:22 08/03/05 (1)
- Makes sense.... - darkmoebius 16:36:30 08/05/05 (0)