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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 2658553" data-attributes="member: 177">Yes, but insulting and belittling and dehumanizing are not constructive.If nothing else, you ought to be trying to keep to the moral high ground.&nbsp; Treat her badly, and you're no better than she is.&nbsp; Two wrongs don't make a right, and all that.I don't defend her so much as I expect better from my compatriots here on these boards.&nbsp; We so quickly forget the Golden Rule, and that it applies even more to those we dislike than the ones we like.And, no offense intended to Vraille, but we're on the end of the telephone game.&nbsp; We only have a description of her responses, from the aggrieved party.&nbsp; We're a bit distant to be casting stones.&nbsp; Humans tend to be kinda nasty when allowed anonymity, and I hope for better here.I'm not pycho-analyzing anything.&nbsp; I'm asking folks to treat their fellow human beings decently, even if they are annoying.&nbsp; Even Vraille notes a bit of pity for the lady.&nbsp; Shouldn't the rest of us?&quot;Do unto others as you'd have them do unto you,&quot; is also simple enough.&nbsp; Would you prefer that someone take your pet away before they'd really run through all other reasonable options?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 2658553, member: 177"] Yes, but insulting and belittling and dehumanizing are not constructive. If nothing else, you ought to be trying to keep to the moral high ground. Treat her badly, and you're no better than she is. Two wrongs don't make a right, and all that. I don't defend her so much as I expect better from my compatriots here on these boards. We so quickly forget the Golden Rule, and that it applies even more to those we dislike than the ones we like. And, no offense intended to Vraille, but we're on the end of the telephone game. We only have a description of her responses, from the aggrieved party. We're a bit distant to be casting stones. Humans tend to be kinda nasty when allowed anonymity, and I hope for better here. I'm not pycho-analyzing anything. I'm asking folks to treat their fellow human beings decently, even if they are annoying. Even Vraille notes a bit of pity for the lady. Shouldn't the rest of us? "Do unto others as you'd have them do unto you," is also simple enough. Would you prefer that someone take your pet away before they'd really run through all other reasonable options? [/QUOTE]

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