As I said earlier, I will avoid anger when the person talking AT me shows disrespect to me as an equal. Decent, date -I-say, patriotic American. I found this to be the theme of the Aaron Sorkin play on Broadways- “Mockingbird “- Atticus tries to step Into the shoes of racist folks and “ understand them”. Sorkin argues that Atticus is an apologist. It takes his maid Calpurnia to make it clear that people who poison truth and humanity with violence, ignorance and hate are not to be tolerated because in so doing, you will never put an end to the cycle of ignorance. In the new play, Atticus chooses to finally stop sitting on the fence. He chooses to put an end to it. So I choose to not be baited into a quagmire of ignorance. If mutual respect is not a given , I am not a player. ( p.s. I so admire you and your arguments and efforts despite this slight difference of opinion. ) bob pacilio