while I’m sure out of billions of people it’s trivially easy to find a handful of nuts taking almost any position, it’s dishonest to tar everyone else with that brush.
Not just a few out of billions, but throngs of people on social media, including acquaintances and friends of friends all willing to jump down your throat, as if asking questions or any nuance is an immediate sign of deplorability.
The intellectually honest response to being confronted with the reality of just how far off the mark you were
There is some kind of dramatic disconnect here. There was plenty of weird toxicity on the other side which you seem oblivious to. Its volume is quite a bit louder than your voice and your message, and it's very much the message many received.
