Fair enough - we all find the road to Hell in our own way. :mrgreen:
Believe me, I find many apparent attitudes I encounter here both unreasonable and irritating, and there are a few topics which I avoid if possible (religion and gun-control being foremost amongst their number). But (and this is purely a point of view which applies to myself alone) I see little point in joining a discussion if one is going to personally vilify those with whom one happens to disagree. Surely it is more productive to examine the differences, and attempt to find the reasons the other person thinks so differently? Having said that, I can understand one's reluctance, particularly on American boards, where there is currently so much political polarisation, to engage with people exhibiting diametrically opposed views.
And we all need to realise that the charges of 'dishonesty, ignorance, close-mindedness, and trolling/flaming' can sometimes be very subjective evaluations, which can with equal validity (or invalidity) be directed at our own posts.
Another complication with these situations involving a degree of intolerance, is that these boards are international venues, and the value systems with which each of us have grown up are not identical. So what may appear as a self-evident truth to a North American, or an Asian, may not be immediately perceived as such by an European. As I indicated before, life is largely shades of grey.
My apologies for inadvertently taking you for a US citizen. As a British citizen currently studying in Australia, I am in a not-entirely-dissimilar situation to your good self.