Originally Posted by
gooselee
..You'll note the "perhaps" in there right at the opening, which is my acknowledgement that I know nothing of your experiences..
I can accept that. But it doesn't change the fact that it still looks as if you tried to construct an ad hominem rather than staying on subject.
..and then my opinion, which is that pet owners tend to be rather understanding and considerate people. No construction of a story about you in there, just a curiosity about where your opinions came from.
But that is a vain question - first I haven't offered a opinion on the matter other than the viewpoint that enforcing rules helps. And second I have explicitly stated where my views on animal owners comes from. Not that it is relevant in any matter but it's right there in this very thread.
In my general understanding of human nature, I've found that when an individual holds such strong opinions as the negative ones you generally have of pet owners, they are usually have some basis in past experience.
If you read that thread again at face value, this ought to strike you as a very odd remark. My stereotypical views of pet owners comes from the fact that I am pet owner. And I always learn the hard way that other people don't see my darlings the way I do.
As I do not feel that my posts represent being "trapped in [my] confines" in any way, I'm rather comfortable with you continuing to spew your ungrounded accusation.
They are not unfounded, I gave you my reasoning right there.
I wonder, actually, if you know whether or not I have pets myself, and if so, if I have ever chosen to travel with them. I'd be curious as to what you believe about me, and on what grounds you have formed those beliefs.
I hold no such opinion. The personality of a poster i strongly disconnected from the apparent validity of their arguments and that is a good thing.
Again, just my opinion, but I don't usually feel that acts of vandalism are equated with courage
That is a strong generalization but still in the end what kept me from dealing rogue justice: I could not clearly enough associate the relationship of the painting with the perpetrator lady. Clearly she deserved some harsh punishment for her deeds but I found it difficult to hold the painting accountable. Much alike I find it difficult to hold a pet or child accountable for the ways they get abused by their owners.