Sincere apologies if my comment offended you in some way.
It was posted in sadness and frustration. I agree that it's serious. I wasn't trying to make light of the issue - but indeed to draw attention to how silly so much of the rhetoric around the issue is. The arguments (I'd prefer discussions) around the issue do matter a great deal. The senseless shouting doesn't. I'll agree that my original comment could have (and perhaps should have) been more thoughtful. I'll stand by my apology for offense, as none was intended. I hope that we as a culture, country, and people can move past the shouting and get to the discussion.It's a serious issue and I think that making light of it in the way you did is inappropriate.
You are making Steve responsible for your own emotional reaction, which isn't cool. You're effectively arguing that satire, frustration or sarcasm are inappropriate responses to the discussion of tragedy or politically-charged events, which is a great way to ensure that nobody engages you in discussion. Your entire response is couched in "I think that" and "I feel like" without acknowledging that your interpretation of Steve's response is one of many possible justifications. In other words, it's clear that this is a fight you want to have and Steve is just the unfortunate bystander whose time has come up.
this is the part where i eat shit for a couple responses then i apologize, so i'm just going to skip right to the end and delete both comments steve: sorry about the antagonism. there's no point in it.
we're tripping over ourselves to apologize. No sweat Q. It's a tough and nuanced issue. It's still fresh and I think that we're all pretty sensitive right now. I could/should have been more sensitive (or at least more thoughtful) in my original post. PEACE. I mean it.