Originally Posted by
SATTSO
You are correct in that the question COULD be a legitimate question. But do not fool yourself into think that was what the OP was asking.
Whether or not the OP's motive in asking the question was legitimate is a debate I don't want to enter.
However, there are plenty of other people reading this (like me) who would be interested in knowing the answer for completely legitimate reasons. Your answer to the OP is also read by them ... and it would be easy for a casual reader to read your ridicule directed towards the
questioner as ridicule directed to the
question.
As a public speaker, I've learned this the hard way.
Originally Posted by
SATTSO
Its so obvious, and knowing how you feel about TSA, I must wonder why you will not "ascribe" a motive to the OP. That also reflects on your comment.
"Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own." --Sir James M. Barrie
I am the best (indeed, perhaps, the only) judge of my own motives. I ask that no-one tell me what my motives are in participating in any such dialog. In return, I extend to them (and to you) the same courtesy.