I don't think you understood my point, Dan. You're not engaged in de-escalation, but in validating whoever goes low first by picking on the person who points out their behavior.
It's essentially the same as putting the blame for a schoolyard fight on the person who threw the last punch rather than the one who initiated the conflict. It creates an incentive for people to talk negatively knowing that the consequences of any conflict are more likely to fall upon those who challenge the negative behavior.
You're a good moderator but I've seen you do this many times (>10) and I'd like you to think about that.
How exactly are comments like the one at the top of this chain constructive? It's been downvoted and people have responded in ways which do break the rules.
It's essentially saying if you like this movie, you are either a moron or support eugenics.
Earlier in the thread there is a post basically saying that people don't like KotH because they are arrogant coastal elitists who shit on small town culture because they don't understand it.
The problem with trading barbs is that it triggers worse and ends in doom. There's plenty of room for critique that doesn't destroy the threads.