To answer your question- I didn't. Do I agree with what this individual posts... I don't. But I still find the "dogpile" methodology to be distasteful. And I'll even tell you why.
As long as that remains the de facto course of action to address differing opinions here, those that participate in such behavior do nothing more than perpetuate an echo chamber of opinions. I don't understand why this is such an unpopular opinion with some of you- live in an echo chamber and you'll never be challenged, if you believe your opinions to be right then you should have the fortitude to defend said opinions against contrary posts here.
Insulting one's political stances, sexuality, masculinity, what have you- whether you recognize it or not, it only diminishes your own opinion (even if it's well grounded) . Truly what have you gained in running differing opinions away from the Pit? The ability to slap each others ass and pat their backs for doing a good job in running off the contrarian so all you hear is your own opinion repeated several times over?
Grow the fuck up- I don't even agree with this particular person (at all) but there's a number of you that just can't help yourselves than act like a High School Bully and you're certainly old enough to know better.
I hate to be the one to tell you but here it is- High School is over and it's never coming back, college is over, and you're no longer in a frat house, maybe you wore a uniform at some time like me- those adventures were then and are not now. You may have accomplished amazing things in HS, College, Military and I won't take that away from you- but your life didn't stop in either of those milestones and I damn well hope you haven't let your life get stuck then either. We've all seen those "type of people" whose glory years was decades ago and never were able to move past that. Don't let that be you, frankly you're better than that. Life didn't stop when you accomplished 'X', it goes on day after day with each day presenting another opportunity to achieve something more amazing than your younger self ever envisioned.
But dammit you have to be open to it- you have to realize your life hasn't stopped and if you're open to it- it'll just keep getting better if you embrace it.
TL/DR (I learned that here)- life isn't what you were or what you did. Life is TODAY. Go out and makes something of it.
-LD