NO ONE can be offended or angered by anyone else, either.
...yes, I am free to to TRY to manipulate anyone I want to. They are free to submit, resist, manipulate me in return, and/or to tell me to go to he11.
By that logic, you (and everyone else) should also be free to TRY to offend and anger anyone you want to. Yet you have counselled people on this board, and I'm thinking specifically of Cobra, against that behavior.
Why are you so annoyed at me? Your annoyance seems disproportionate to the issue.
I assure you I'm not annoyed in the least. You seem like an interesting person to discuss this with.
The bottom line is that while of course you're free to act in any manner you choose, your methods are often at cross purpose to your stated objective.
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