> Not really a great example to showcase how to advocate one "argue the facts of an issue"
Au contraire. Exactly the people that keep ruining proper debate. People who are unable to discuss facts but try so very very hard to construe other people's factual comments as attacks on someone, somewhere, and therefore 'bad' and worthy of censorship.
Or it could been seen as a pro-active way of eliminate the annoying "a/s/l" spam from them yonder days of internet chatrooms/forums.
> the silly people who want to be victims
Not really a great example to showcase how to advocate one "argue the facts of an issue"