It's too bad that Bradley Manning didn't torture and kill people instead of telling us about it

[MADem]

21. I'm not being rude. Talk about rude, you're the one that snarked about

"bet you're not going to win," (is that your way to POLITELY goad and bait?) so all I was asking is that you do what I did -- either put up or forever hold your peace.

I came right out and told you what I thought when you asked. You got snide in response and then avoided giving me a direct reply--and you're claiming that I am being 'rude?' That's a bit rich, frankly.

FWIW, we aren't "comparing punishments." Follow the thread trajectory, and to whom I was replying (that would be the OP), and the context of my remarks. The OP said that if Manning was a "torturer," he'd be greeted as "awesome," and all I was doing was correcting that misapprehension by providing two very famous examples who were NOT greeted as "awesome."

I wasn't "comparing" a doggone thing, either. In fact, YOU'RE the one who introduced a comparison (along with an attempt to put words in my mouth, words I never uttered or even suggested) with this post:

And Manning? You really think he's going to get as little as them?
Come on, now. Let's bet something on it, shall we?

To which I responded, "Of course not."

You dish it out with far more alacrity than you seem to be able to take it. That said, there's a huge variation in "more than twenty" and I think you need to match your tough talking words with a bit more precision. How many more than twenty? Five years more? Ten? Fifty years more?

More than twenty could be twenty years and a day. I think you need to get a bit more specific if you want to remain credible, particularly since you were the one boasting about "bets" that I am going to lose upthread!