I'm guessing it's because you said it in an indirect way, and I said it directly. And people don't like being told that their gut feelings and outrage are only

I'm guessing it's because you said it in an indirect way, and I said it directly. And people don't like being told that their gut feelings and outrage are only in their own head. I'm never really sure which is the right way to approach people -- the indirect approach goes over some people's heads sometimes (like me, a little this time) but the direct approach often gets outright rejected from confirmation bias. Teaching is hard, man.