At the cost of my own karma, let me tell you why. This entire thread is a digression from the articles topic, and meanders around the well worn parts of a contentious political talking point. It serves no purpose. You shouldn’t have responded to the OP. No one should have responded to you, and I should have also left this piece of old flame bait alone.
We aren’t supposed to have pointless arguments and I insightful snark. We are supposed to bring up tangents only if we have something new to add.