Perhaps deflection is in the eye of the beholder ... or in the biases of the beholder.
Actually, we fairly vigorously value telling it like it is and hitting as many nails on the head as we are able. Q got that from the cowboy Southwestern USA where one called a spade a spade or were considered to be a wuss or worse--a phony. I got a similar attitude and stance because of family dynamics in my family of origin.
We do recognize that mileage may vary. And (Q particularly)--certainly our views, opinions, stances are not one size fits all.
So the contrarians are quite welcome to scroll on by before the cortisol (sp?) floods their bloodstream, decreasing their lifetime.
However, if there is a specific that you'd like a more pointed reply to, let us know.
We like to deflect prickliness, brittleness and stupidity. We like to meet intellectual points head-on.
Upon further reflection I shouldn’t have criticized you.
I think what happened is that I stumbled onto a thread, noticed in your posts a certain dynamic usually found in mystery novels, or gypsy soothsayers, where the true purpose is not to fill in blanks, but to create new blanks, to build suspense, to create a mystery.
The only problem was that I, and apparently others, must have stumbled into some ongoing discussion that, while it may hold intrigue for some, to me just seemed pretentious.
So, the problem was me - an uninvited member of the audience without the prerequisite history or reverence for Q and whatever it is that you and he are talking about.