But as I said I can see how this is not universal.
Hit the nail on the head. It’s not universal, and it’s impossible to account for everything, but there’s no harm caused to me by trying to avoid insults like we’ve been discussing so I figure it’s a good bet. I prefer to hit on the flaws with their ideals, politics, morals etc, it makes my analysis and criticism sharper since I avoid the easier to come by appearance-based etc insults. Not to call them lazy, but not using them certainly requires more creativity to really flay someone
For sure, on the streets during action it’s way more fair game than on our tiny leftist forum, which is I guess much more the lens I’m focusing on unconsciously