[Texas2step]

And people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Who's throwing stones? I suggested that your comment on that post had nothing to do with the content of the post, which was a call to action.

activists should be prepared to respond intelligently to legitimate criticism of their position

Yes, but that wasn't the place for that discussion. The place for that discussion was on one of the many, many, many job loss/job gain threads that are posted every day.

These were people who were trying to get other people involved in activist actions. You ought to applaud them for that instead of damping their post with your negative comments.

Your comment, on that specific thread, was out of place and unwelcome. It would have been unwelcome on most threads, but not out of place. Let's discuss, but let's not dampen activism.

[Willie Green]

I suggested that your comment on that post had nothing to do with the content of the post, which was a call to action.

Claiming that there's no relevant connection between "activism" and the issue that the activists seek to address is an adolescently specious argument that blemishes your credibility.