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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've never uttered that sentiment in any form. But I suspect it's often a reaction to another poster's bizarrely strong opinion on a particular college. Again, I think it's a dumb thing to say to people. That said, I've sometimes wondered why some posters hold such zealous, almost emotional opinions on certain schools. [/quote]

Holding an opinion about an institution which is zealous or not well founded is not the same as a direct insult to someone's kid. Just b/c someone says something someone doesn't like about a school their kid is attending or will attend doesn't mean it is okay to essentially say your kid must not have even gotten in there.[/quote]
Who is arguing moral equivalency here?[/quote]

The person who says, "I've never uttered that sentiment in any form. But I suspect it's often a reaction to another poster's bizarrely strong opinion on a particular college. Again, I think it's a dumb thing to say to people. That said, I've sometimes wondered why some posters hold such zealous, almost emotional opinions on certain schools."

Meaning the two are somehow related/intertwined.[/quote]
I'm the one who wrote that. OP asked for an explanation, and I offered one. I thought I was pretty clear that I thought "sorry your kid didn't get in" responses are silly: "I think it's a dumb thing to say to people." In any event, nowhere did I ever say that they were the same thing or that the first thing justified the second. I think you're reading something into my post that isn't there.[/quote]

Not sure why you would post about when parents talk poorly about a school (more about that) than about the orig. question unless you saw a relationship bw the two.[/quote]
OP asked for an explanation and I offered one. If my answer didn't have any "relationship" to OP's question, it would be . . . a typical DCUM post. Anyhow, I'm done with whatever this is. Be well.[/quote]

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