“stern rebukes and hurt confusion?”
As a conservative skeptic, I probably disagree with Dr. Curry on most political issues, and I think the claims of AGW are even more uncertain than she does. However, my comments here have never been deleted or edited, and Dr. Curry has answered courteously and respectfully when I have asked her questions directly.
This is clearly a foreign concept to some. Speaking like an adult to those who disagree with you is seen as a weakness for the true believers. They see everybody yelling at each other on TV talking head shows, and their heroes teach them that ridicule is the proper response to disagreement. Condescending snide remarks are thought the epitome of wit. Each sheep in the flock gets to fancy himself a wolf, as long as he disdains the heretics loudly enough.
Well, that’s OK. They will need their self-satisfied egos to keep them company as they sink into political irrelevance.