Touching a nerve

[Riemann]

In context, the earlier use of “touched a nerve” carries a completely different colloquial meaning.
But in the second instance, in the context of disagreement in the conversation, it was this:

@Princhester

…The “I’ve touched a nerve” gambit is IME invariably used to imply that there is some sensitivity of the listener that has caused them to (over)react, but in reality *the speaker *has said something idiotic or obnoxious, and it is that (rather than any sensitivity of the listener) which has caused the listener to react strongly…

watchwolf49, do you disagree with Princhester’s comment (I made a similar one in the thread, but less eloquently, so I quoted his)? Because you said above:

@watchwolf49

It’s more than touching a nerve … there’s just certain positions one can’t take on these boards without some group getting ass-hurt … a new poster logs on and if they’re not aware of the taboos fairly often there’s a dog pile … as though “a nerve was touched” …

This seems to me an odd interpretation. Imo, the only person overreacting here is OP, who has started an ATMB thread because he’s “ass-hurt” that some people thought both his pro-Pence/Trump RO thesis and his level of discourse were weak sauce.