Reply #52: Bit disingenuous to claim to be an "innocent bystander"

[Euromutt]

You can't complain that certain characterizations "kind of kill the chance of any moderate discussion" and then practically without drawing breath characterize others as being gripped by "near hysterical fear and fetish of guns." What the fuck is moderate about that?

And then you post stuff like:

...and it is my OPINION that NRA types and like-minded folk are actually paid to post pro-gun messages on boards like DU.

...and you expect to defuse any response--or at least paint the respondent as being overly confrontational--by claiming to be an "innocent bystander"? I'm an NRA member, and I can tell you for a FACT that nobody's paying me to post here.

Like benEzra already said, if you're going demand civility from those who disagree with you, the least you can do is practice civility yourself first.