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.

It's better than before. Your comment is only downvoted, not dead or account banned.