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Or how I translate it most of the time: "I don't like your personal choice even though it has little to no effect on me so I'm gonna act all wronged and offended". The majority of the time I hear this, it's from what I like to call faux patroits (an entirely different subject on it's own). Like with the Mosque on ground zero, some say it's a slap in the face to the 9/11 victims to build the Mosque there. This is ignoring (a) it doesn't really affect them (they don't have to go to the Mosque) and (b) it's Muslim TERRORISTS who were behind the attack, not Islam as a whole. Now I'm sure there's other reasons against the Mosque that I'm not aware of, but the way I see it, merely being a "slap in the face" is not good reason.
Another thing is that some people get so damn hostile toward anyone who says something against the military. Now yes, there are times when those who are anti military cross the line (like those Westboro assholes). Also, I would be a little more careful around someone who has a loved one in the military, especially if they died while serving our country. BUT, there are times when these guys take things too personally. All of a sudden, it's a slap in the face to the soldiers for daring to question the Presidents decision regarding war. It's a slap in the face to oppose any draft, ignoring that those who did sign up signed up voluntarly. Or if you don't vote, say the pledge, or take part in any other privilege, we are slapping those who died to make sure we have those rights (including the right to say no)
What really bothers me about this, is that it's not about logic or reason, but about guilting the other into doing something or agreeing with them. Has it ever occured to these people that a decision someone makes is not done just to spite them? And even if it was, who cares? It's their decision and as long as it's not directly hurting them, what's the big deal?
Another thing is that some people get so damn hostile toward anyone who says something against the military. Now yes, there are times when those who are anti military cross the line (like those Westboro assholes). Also, I would be a little more careful around someone who has a loved one in the military, especially if they died while serving our country. BUT, there are times when these guys take things too personally. All of a sudden, it's a slap in the face to the soldiers for daring to question the Presidents decision regarding war. It's a slap in the face to oppose any draft, ignoring that those who did sign up signed up voluntarly. Or if you don't vote, say the pledge, or take part in any other privilege, we are slapping those who died to make sure we have those rights (including the right to say no)
What really bothers me about this, is that it's not about logic or reason, but about guilting the other into doing something or agreeing with them. Has it ever occured to these people that a decision someone makes is not done just to spite them? And even if it was, who cares? It's their decision and as long as it's not directly hurting them, what's the big deal?