Smug opinions such as yours gave rise to a Trump presidency.

I think his whole point can be summarized by a quote from the follow-up letter written by the new VP Danielle Brown:

Valuing discussion is really the ONLY good point he makes. He then proceeds to show us why he is not really worth the time to discuss things with. A lack of understanding of how social conditioning works, a lack of any real hard evidence, a statement that empathy is basically not worth the effort while arguing points…

“...One point being, we should be able to discuss this without instantly shaming/closing off the opposing viewpoint.”

Welp, this is gonna be a fun commment’s section.