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But then, some dick-head always has to swagger in on the thread, hike his pants up to his belly, spit and declare in a condescending manner, what is already obvious to all.

Well, that apparently is not true among FReepers, as this was posted on #12:

Apologies for sounding harsh, but my animals - my babies - are more important to me than you are.

The vast majority of humanity is less important to me than my dog and cats.

This was followed by "cubreporter" replying to that simply with this:

Good for you. You are a kind, loving person who would help someone else.

I find this thinking bizarre.

The article started off this way:

As Valerie Bennett was evacuated from a New Orleans hospital, rescuers told her there was no room in the boat for her dogs. She pleaded. ``I offered him my wedding ring and my mom's wedding ring,'' the 34-year-old nurse recalled Saturday. They wouldn't budge. She and her husband could bring only one item, and they already had a plastic tub containing the medicines her husband, a liver transplant recipient, needed to survive. Such emotional scenes were repeated perhaps thousands of times along the Gulf Coast last week as pet owners were forced to abandon their animals in the midst of evacuation.

My initial comment was this:

Animals do not matter in the face of the immediate life or death of humans.

This is true of any person, be they conservative, independent, or liberal.

We are stewards of animals and have dominion over them. They must suffer for our good when necessary.

I maintain that this is how it must be--even with those who have a heart.

So I encourage you to reread what you think must already be obvious to everyone. You might just wind up attacking the positions of others over my own.

I find this thinking bizarre.

It was a retort to your implied cruelty. I doubt that this persons thinks about other people the way they think about you. You asked for it!

My initial comment was this:............

And like I said, unnecessary.

I maintain that this is how it must be

Oh? And you're the Master of the Universe!

You might just wind up attacking the positions of others over my own.

Not likely. You just don't don't get it, do you? Its not your position that I disagree with, to the contrary, we are basically in accord. It's the fact and manner that you are compelled to state the obvious. You're doing it for your own self satisfaction and not the enlightenment of the thread. You're the kind of person that enjoys telling people bad news. You thrive on the perceived power to make others feel bad. Shame on you.