That's because, Dutch, you aren't capable of any "intellectual discussion" that I'm interested in. I realize that your ego is so fragile and you are so self-centered that you think everything revolves around you, but I have plenty of intellectual discussions and civil disagreements with JPP posters who are not you. You might not be a covidiot, Trumpy cultist, or Republican, but you are a raging asshole. That's why I haven't engaged with you in many months. When I did again (since you've never stopped posting at me), you exhibited a minor improvement in maturity but all of the same deplorable personality traits.
And, like you do, you avoided my direct questions for a third time. You aren't capable of a dialogue. Full stop. You get on your cardboard soapbox and proclaim nothingness in posts littered with "on the other hand" and "for what it's worth" and "in my humble opinion". You take a few positions but not many. It's the fake libertarian in you. I will never apologize for or even regret being passionate about certain topics (namely discrimination against minorities and indigenous sovereignty). I won't back down about climate change, abortion, and COVID because I know I'm right. You won't see me get animated about trade policy, government spending, or gun control because I'm not emotionally invested, as you think, in those subjects.