BTW, I once happened to find myself 50 ft away from a midair — no thanks to the work of one of those tower professionals, so spare me that condescending "You don't seem to understand".
The windshield.............. The least used instrument in the cockpit!!!!
If you were really only 50 feet away from a midair, i would suggest that its NOT just the controllers fault and.............. as its illegal to fly within 50 feet of another aircraft unless both commanders agree, this should be dealt with as
A lesson that nobody's entitled to break laws
and according to your interpretation of "the law", YOU SIR BROKE THE LAW and should be fired!!!
Now in your defence, i don't believe that anybody should have been fired in your particular case. What has probably made the skies safer is that im sure both you and the controller have learnt from the experience.
All the best
GW