I'm amazed by something.   None of us know who this anonymous poster was. Yet most of us, including MartinGibson, wished this person well and offered advice to seek professional help. While I worry about some of the advice given, I do think it is heartwarming that Mudcatters care.

Yet on the other hand, Martin Gibson is just as anonymous. The caring Mudcatters seem to forget all their humanity and strike out at this person with venom. If you re-read this thread, you will notice that Martin did not start out attacking anyone, yet he was attacked - just because he or she is Martin Gibson- an anonymous name that is just as fictious as the poster who started this very thread. For all we know, it could have been Martin.

I just think that most of us are afraid to admit we can be as vile as some of the postings attributed to Martin. Instead of turning the other cheek or using compassion, you become just as vile as you accuse him or her of being.   

What happened to compassion? I've seen many of the posters in this thread make comments against the war and the administration in other threads (and I think that is great!).   However, we fail to practice what we preach.

I'm sorry, I'm a bit cranky today and seeing all the shithouse lawyers that post here (and I guess I include myself) I wonder if all we are doing is just spinning our wheels to make ourselves look good. Perhaps I should just stay above the BS line, which is what attracted me to Mudcat in the first place.   Sorry for my rambling.