Aside from the fact that I covered some relevant bases above, the following two elementary concepts are apposite here:
[1] Fellow human beings should be treated with respect, until such time as they demonstrate they’re not going to reciprocate in this matter;
[2] Ideas are a free-fire zone for whatever invective the critic thereof, decides best brings into sharp relief, the absurdity or iniquity thereof, provided of course that this is done competently, withour recourse to strawmen etc.