I am relaxed. You're the one who made passive aggressive victim comments. Why would you think I was mad at you? I don't know you. You are just a name on a screen, whose opinion I don't agree with regarding this matter. You view doesn't wind me up, therefore I am not un-relaxed about it and therefore I don't need to relax. I am not mad because you are not significant in my world.

Stuns me that people think they are real beyond the realms of this forum, in the sense their view/opinions matter.

You commented on a public forum about your view. I responded with mine. That's what happens when you post publicly on a forum - you invite responses which might support your view or might disagree with your view. If you can't handle when someone disagrees, then maybe a public forum isn't the place to air your thoughts. Maybe muttering under your breath is better.

But surely you see that when you make passive-agressive comments in response to a reply you've instigated, that's childish? Surely if you just wanted validation, you should say that.

If you just want people to sympathize and whole-heartedly agree with you so you feel better, that's fine too. But you have to actually state that's what you are seeking because my crystal ball broke.