Come on Lars, I suspect you're better and smarter than the words in your response. Your "inalienable rights" (presumably 2nd Amendment rights) are not an issue for me nor are they at risk today and certainly not in our lifetimes - legal and political reality! Your rights in the real world are not threatened. So don't lose sleep or fret about your 2nd Amendment rights.

 I totally don't get your use of "moral equivalency" in the context of these exchanges. I didn't say or imply that you "hate" Shawn. But words matter. If I were to say in a comment to you something like "people of your kind....", wouldn't you feel insulted, perhaps even angry?