> It's not people being upset If it wasn't they would have critiqued my comment as you have. But instead it was a string of drive-by down-votes. > it's that

> It's not people being upset If it wasn't they would have critiqued my comment as you have. But instead it was a string of drive-by down-votes. > it's that talking about irony and juxtaposition is not helpful I think it is important to point out bad faith dialogue wherever it is seen. And that's what I did, by pointing out the contradictions in the moral stance made, and then the poster completely disregarding them in the same breath. > vague comments on other people's cases. They weren't vague at all, they were very specific. The poster was making a rhetorical play rather than furthering the discussion, and I pointed it out with direct quotes.