"Nice of Joe Offer to liken gay people to Nazis."

A couple of Mudcatters were offended by Joe O's simile. Joe doesn't need my defending him but his stance is easily understood when one takes literally what he said: (paraphrased) Going by what would offend me, I can understand the offense taken by others.

I have long done the same using cigarette smoking as an example. If I want to understand addiction -of whatever stripe - all I need do is remember how difficult it was for me to quit smoking. Then I can understand.