That person still naively believed that all matters could be resolved through reasoned approaches.
Having paid a sufficient price, one must surely receive a corresponding response; this is a principle taken for granted.
No one needs to abide by this supposedly self-evident principle, which seemed to him to have no significant issue—at least that's what he thought.
But sometimes, this self-perceived correct understanding of an issue
can, at those moments, offend others.
Why should others comply with his interpretation or judgement of the issue, which he feels is correct, at that time?
Could it be that he was unaware that such behavior in itself was a shackle he enforced on others, a constraint on their analysis and understanding of the issue?
Perhaps expecting him to realize his mistake at such a moment was an impractical wish.
So, when it was recognized that this guy had a deeply flawed understanding and judgement of the situation,