Right on. These are the same people who berate others for “disrepecting the flag” even as they trample all the ideals the flag stands for, or who wail about the “War on Christmas,” even as they fail to appreciate the meaning behind the holiday or adhere to any kind of Christian moral philosophy.

You seem to have a fundamentally flawed understanding of where “taxpayer money” ultimately comes from.

Yes, family members of people who were chosen for their skill.

A measure of diversity is necessary for a good immigration policy, particularly in a country in which nearly the entire population consists of immigrants or children of immigrants. A homogenized society is a stagnant society. “Merit” and “diversity” are two elements of an overall immigration strategy, and both are…

When a white dude shoots 60+ people, it’s “too soon” to talk about gun control.

That’s literally how it already works.

I am, and I didn’t.

Yeah, that was my take on it as well.

No, but we’re talking about branding and marketing. “Stupid” is a historically successful strategy.

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To each their own, but last month’s free copy of MGS:V was enough to basically pay for a year’s worth of PS+ so I can’t complain. They’re not all winners, but I easily get more than my money back (several times over) out of PS+ every year.

No, I would say “that didn’t happen.”

Apparently not.

Apologize. Anything else is casting doubt on the other person’s assertion. If you genuinely think it didn’t happen, then don’t say “I don’t remember.” Say “that did not happen.”

If I say that you called me an asshole two years ago for no reason, and you don’t remember doing that, do you think it is more or less likely to have happened than if you also recall calling me an asshole two years ago for no reason?

The poor grammar and punctuation was literally there to make my message easier to understand.

If someone says “you did this,” and you claim not to remember, you are, by default, casting doubt on the veracity of their statement, regardless of whether you’re being honest about remembering the event or not.

Then you’re not apologizing, you’re just expressing your displeasure with their reaction to something you feel was justified. That’s not the same thing as apologizing.

If you’re not going to bother with punctuation or grammar, don’t complain when your message is misunderstood.

I assumed that was just run-of-the-mill stupidity. I’m still not convinced it’s not, actually.