Are you attempting to imply that it isn’t? “Civilized” replies need not stroke one’s ego, or to be positive in tone.

Instead of trying to treat the conversation as having value to both parties it became another instant for you to come in and moralize about a situation you don’t understand.

How incredibly arrogant of you.

(I suppose you think being called out on your arrogance is also “uncivilized”; once more you would be wrong)

I define civilized as not resorting to rude assertions such as:

> they want to squeeze every story into a large conversation so they can take the moral high ground against straw man arguments

> Here's a policy recommendation: don't run your mouth on topics you don't know much about

I am not insane in thinking this is an abrasive way of presenting one's arguments.

You seem to think that abrasive and civilized are mutually exclusive and they aren’t.

We can be civil and yet abrasively disagree. That’s… sort of the point of civility.

If you can’t handle discussing ideas or accept that you might offend others with your ignorance then perhaps don’t engage in conversations.