Au contraire, not only is a spry defense ok, but strongly encouraged.
Though you say you're conservative, so far, your anger has shown you to believe in one of the most effective tools of the Marxist left, the frivelous law suit. Suing for hurt feelings is a leftist tactic. You may vote right wing, but you live left wing. Luckily, all is not lost.
My first actual post here, some 3 years ago, got me flamed to death... I discovered then, that I would need an asbestos suit to go with the tin foil hat that they said I needed...
I proceeded to learn more about liberty and Constitution than I ever dreamed possible. This place really changed almost every one of my previously held beliefs about how life should be lived in a free country.
These days, I show up, tin foil on head, asbestos on ego, and have at it with the Jihads and Currys and try not to get banned doing it..
Stick around honey, take the heat for this day, understand that tomorrow everyone will love you like it never happened, and learn from the people here... Some of them are brilliant! (Jihad and Curry excepted of course)