Thread:Comments:Internet security firm to donate revenue to charity after Anonymous protest of Westboro Baptist Church/Does no one see that WBC is the good guy in this story?/reply (16)

The possibilities that you present are excuses for an intolerant audience to use in rationalizing the decision to ignore the viewpoint being spoken. For our system of self government to work, all viewpoints must be heard, really heard, and then respectfully, vigorously, and intelligently considered and debated.

For example, Pi zero should concede that I have made my point successfully against his objections. That gesture would show me respect and would cost him nothing. If some other person here then thought that his concession was premature, that person could take up the boxing gloves and continue the attack on my argument.

I am 58 years old and I have spent a lifetime as a student of society. I am also a teacher. There is no shame in debating something with me, or anyone else, and then conceding defeat. For one who is wise, a debate is not really a contest at all; it is a banquet that all participants can, and should, enjoy.