“It appears you came looking for an argument where none needed to exist”
And your conclusion is incorrect. I had simply been browsing the thread and got the impression that GOPsterinMA was equating Tea Party challengers to ‘Flat Earthers’. So I posted “...Evidently to you Tea Party = Flat Earthers...”
It would have been very easy to post “No, that’s not what I meant at all” and that would have been that. It would have answered my mistaken impression. But he didn’t. He chose to be insulting and crude. Maybe your temper doesn’t rise when someone posts insults to you, and if so that is commendable. I usually ignore garbage like
“If you can’t comprehend English, that’s not my problem; it’s yours.”
“You have problems. That’s VERY obvious. And you’re a bore.”
“Thanks! I was on the cusp of taking a dump and you came around - instant poop!”
but this time I decided to keep squeezing his head to see what other manure would leak out.
“...Maybe your temper doesn’t rise when someone posts insults to you, and if so that is commendable...”
No, it typically doesn’t. I’ve long since learned not to let little or petty things bother me. It’s a course of action that more people should learn. There’s very few things out here that I’d allow to rile me.
“....I decided to keep squeezing his head to see what other manure would leak out....”
So you decided to prolong something that didn’t need to be prolonged. Which goes back to my statement - looking for an argument where none need be.
Sometimes, letting stuff roll off is better.