Got a little carried away with my rant. The rant itself, actually, I don't think was so bad, but my reaction to commenters who disagreed with me was out of line.
I don't normally believe in burying my mistakes, but I asked around and people thought it would be OK to delete the diary so long as I posted another saying I'd deleted it and why. So, I'm not actually sorry about the rant itself (even if it might have been a bit too harsh). But I am very sorry about the way I treated some of the commenters.
Feel free to continue ripping me. I have to leave now and won't be back to defend myself. Have at it.