Your Critique

 

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." 

- Theodore Roosevelt 

This is why this blog posts the ridiculous statements of gun culture yahoos.  Particularly and especially those former military who insist YoU'rE dOiNg It WrOnG!!!

To that idea, 

From John Hearne,

"If you're going to critique someone, it takes more than 'he's wrong' for your critique to matter.  The detail of your critique is directly proportional to the respect I give it."

If you truly believe something is wrong, detail what is wrong and why; and offer another a positive alternative. Even if you were a combat MOS with multiple deployments and engagements, that is nearly irrelevant with regard to your ability to teach and coach the material.  I want to know what certifications you have, what civilian classes (continuing education) you've had, and what you have taught.  Credentials do not make you a teacher, teaching makes you a teacher.  

And if you really do know your stuff, and you see something "wrong" in a picture, then you must also be aware that camera angles conceal facts.  Ask yourself - do you know 100% of what was going on in this picture or video? If not, then your observation of YoU'rE dOiNg It WrOnG!!! is completely invalid.  You are simply demonstrating how foolish you are.