Don’t misunderstand me - my interest is in effective, cooperative discussion.

I clarified someone else’s statement, like a busybody, because their position deserves to be supported or supplanted based on its own merits.

The choice they set up was an ingroup vs outgroup choice. You are discussing fair systems.

There’s a common ground between both these positions, and I would have liked to see that conversation occur.

For what it’s worth, I can sympathize with a desire to support in groups, however fair systems are the practical way to achieve that.