Sorry, not buying it. I ran my posts and yours by a few different people to make sure i was clear.
Here’s a tip for you:
You say this:
I am just trying to respectably square your words with reality
Instead of trying to square my words with reality, try listening instead. Your reality is subjective, you don’t stuff people’s words into what you perceive as reality. Just listen and hear them out.
“There are people dying and you are saying – no, not in our community,”
I am not bothering to continue this parallel attempt at a conversation, but i will, for the record, put in writing that i didn’t say that. (And im not even so sure that you think i did, but that’s my subjective thought.)