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Are they causing a fuss, or are they sharing an opinion that then causes a fuss when other posters lay into them?WackyForeigner made a great post IMO. It's not insulting, it's well stated. SgtWhistlebotom immediately responded by making the conversation personal - accusing that poster of sounding like a high school student, not posting in good faith, etc. So who is responsible for the fuss in that case? I think it's worth comparing TerriSchiavosGhost's response to that of SgtWhistlebotom. The latter is an attempt at escalation. Just because you disagree with someone doesn't make them some sort of mortal enemy, and treating them that way will cause a fuss even if that wasn't their intention. WackyForeigner made some good points but what TerriSchiavosGhost said also rings true in parts to me - in particular people people up the language of South Park uncritically. Aren't those kinds of discussions more interesting than people all telling each other how much they agree, or trying to pick fights then bemoaning the outbreak of fights? I assume listeners of Idle Thumbs are at least somewhat diverse. If someone can't handle that without it becoming a fuss that's on them. Instead of assuming that someone you disagree with is a troll or trying to cause a deliberate fuss consider being more charitable in your interpretation.