Might be part of the disconnect. I don't hold grudges. At least not over anything on a msg board. Wouldn't support my case very well about people being easily outraged, etc. I think your concerns were going well past the case I was making in a few ways.I thought I worded that carefully enough to allow for that not being the case, but I'm also fine with admitting to being mistaken about that.
Anyways, we should be decent and shut it down, as you said.