“There is a difference in intemperate language “in the heat of the moment” and a constant and unrelenting stream of slander.”
Have you ever seen the phrase “keep my own side of the street clean?”
Calling people “troll” fifty times is hardly an example of avoiding resentments, by not giving resentments. That is constant and unrelenting and YOU did it.
I will own that. What is your suggestion for a better response when folks holding a point of view are continuously called "criminal sympathizers"? How about THAT as a guaranteed generator of resentment?
Do you know what internet trolling actually is? A big piece of it is misrepresenting the thoughts and words of those with whom one disagrees. It truly poisons the well.
Could I have taken a different approach than I did?
Probably.
Yes. I will own my part of "dirtying up the street".
What's next?