I'm from the UK where debates about guns don't exist.

[whathehell]

203. You can ask

the other offended Americans, but while you're preparing to do that,

we need to talk about a couple of your assertions:

A. I did read the OP, and no, I don't seem him/her addressing "some" Americans,

as opposed to others, In fact, the poster actually starts a thread as if he were in

the middle of a discussion no one else heard, which seemed rather odd.

B. Your charge that we on DU are too "thin skinned" to "accept a comment from overseas"
about our way of life, etc, shows just HOW LITTLE you know this board, because, as virtually anyone
can tell, you, we've been "accepting" such comments for years...Hell, the admins even
give foreign DUers their own forums to discuss their own national issues, and I'd say
that's quite hospitable.

My position, and I think it matches the rest of the "offended" here, is that it's one thing to come here
to "discuss" or "ask" about something in this country, It's another thing ENTIRELY
to delude yourself into thinking you know MORE about a person's country than they do,
and feel, therefore, entitled to "lecture" and "scold" them on it

Beyond the sheer arrogance of it, the problem is, some, like Silbian, seem to think they are talking
to Free Republic or some other RW site, where, it could be argued, they might be justified,
but certainly not on this site.