Syag Lchochma,
i agree. That was why I said ‘blog’, not ‘thread’. Maybe I misused the word.
Ok, that makes sense. The misunderstanding was on my end, not yours. Fortunately, it’s been my experience that most “real world” interactions among Jews have little acrimony. I think some of what goes on in the CR is a function of anonymity and Internet culture and the fact that this forum is geared towards debating.
I asked why DaMoshe received abrasive-ish responses to his story, which was very nice.
I agree that his story was nice, but I felt somewhat pained by his takeaway. I also didn’t detect any abrasiveness in the responses, just disagreement about the nature of relationships among Jews.