Agreed, the lack of understanding of the fact that we're talking about a man who lives in a society with very different rules than ours, whose family can literally be put in danger by adopting the poster's views, is appalling.
Feel free to admire Enes Kanter. That sort of stand takes some courage. His family literally
was put in danger when he took on Erdogan. It doesn't follow that we should demand that everyone make those same choices.
A guy I know is the son of one of the leaders of Solidarity. His father was told in the 1980s by Polish secret police that they could no longer guarantee his security, or that of his family. They fled to Canada. I don't think anything less of him, or his father, for making that decision.
It is not possible to engage with people like the poster in question. Their experiences and worldview are so narrow that they cannot comprehend that other people can be put in tough positions. They're no different than the worst ideologues on the other side of the political spectrum.
In five years on GOT, I have never, not once, used the ignore function. There have been times where I have been tempted, but I think that
all of you are worthy of being heard, and that I impoverish myself with respect to growth and the human existence when I jam my fingers in my ears and refuse to hear the worst that you have to say of me, or one another.
I am finally using the ignore function now. The player valuation suggests that this person is here solely to push an agenda. I am willing to hear what
@Death has to say in CA. I rarely agree with him, but it does happen. Nevertheless, I value him as a member of this community. He has earned his place.
I am not willing to hear this person.