@glitterbag,
If you see it as pique, then that is what you see it as. She saw it as condescending, and she's also entitled to her views...neither means that is what it is. One of the flaws of written English is loss of tone, so people can only project what tone they would personally use if they were saying particular words. Do you honestly think how I say such things, is how you would say such things, or how Neptune would say such things? That our motivations would be the same, that our level of understanding of the other persons positions would be the same? etc
As a slight side track, if related - Livinglava's posts were quite good for anyone who has experience of the breadth of what he/she was talking about, but few here appear to have comprehended them.
The simple fact is, if you have been in a position to know the full facts of multiple newsworthy stories (whether directly, or from a close reliable source), you will see just how slanted news reporting is, and how much they leave out, and how those missing facts can completely alter the complexion of the story. If you have been in that position, you also realise how easy it is to be caught out believing something to be true when it's not (after you find out the whole story). You also then realise how difficult it is to tell fact from fiction. It's very good that Neptune checks her stories...but it's not good that she thinks it's easy for her to tell fact (read truth) from fiction.
Likely the biggest problem is, unless you have that direct experience, or like livinglava, studied it, it seems most people can't comprehend the breadth of the problem (though many are aware of the problem in specific ares, like in relation to Trump).
