Warren,
I appreciate and respect your point of view.
But, although I understand it, I must respectfully disagree.
When a parent ignores abhorrent behavior from one of their children, they are not only failing as a parent, but they have failed their child, as well as the rest of society that will undoubtedly endure future tantrums and unacceptable actions and behavior of such reprobates.
Turning a blind eye, looking the other way, ignoring such people is really nothing more than a tacit approval. This, unfortunately, results in basically incentivizing the very behavior nobody wants or needs.
Speaking up and refusing to accept rudeness, bullying, vandalism, terrorism, et al, is not the easy thing to do, but it is the Right thing to do.
To be clear Warren, I don't think I or anyone here is necessarily special, thus not flattering ourselves, but we are witnessing times that are revealing American Society at a near all time low.