ban-all-sheds said:
And as with racism, I think it is right that these people should be made aware as forcefully as possible just how unacceptable their views are.
Sorry b-a-s, and I'm telling you this in case you don't realise it, but this is the very point of view that puts you firmly in the opposition camp wrt to most readers on this topic.
What you've written is still your opinion, therefore the only person to whom you can assert that such views are unacceptable is yourself. Someone else could easily write that you should be made aware, as forcefully as possible, just how unacceptable your view, that david and not julie's views are unacceptable, is.
You might think that such a exchange of views is a healthy indicator of our freedom of expression, but IMHO it doesn't get anyone anywhere, and certainly doesn't lead to opinions being changed. Masona is a rare person indeed, who's brave enough to admit he was wrong and big enough to publish the fact, but everyone else appears to be in deadlock over that single point.
