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In reply to the discussion: A Letter to My Sublime Allies on the US Left [View all]H2O Man
(73,232 posts)That comment is a response to an essay that a non-forum member wrote, and that a forum member posted/ linked to, to purposefully insult a group of forum members. Because the author of the said essay is not a forum member, I think it is clear the "shut up" comment was a device to express an opinion that author will never see, rather than an attempt to silence anyone.
Like each and every one of us, the author of this OP has strengths and weaknesses -- which often depend upon the reader's point of view. However, after knowing him reasonable well for over a decade, I'm comfortable saying that I have never seen him attempt to discourage anyone from debating opinions. Quite the opposite: I think he rather enjoys a good heated debate, from time to time.