Quote Originally Posted by Theodric View Post
No, that simply isn't true at all. Firstly, suggesting to agree to disagree does not mean that a topic of discussion is to be brushed under the rug entirely. If anything, the people trying to get the last word would be those desperately attempting to make a moral statement out of absolutely everything.
If a topic isn't "brushed under the rug", and you continue trying to prove that you're right, it's not a case of agree to disagree. I don't see how that's debatable.

Quote Originally Posted by Theodric View Post
Which is precisely why I am rather firmly opposed to subtle or not so subtle attempts to ridicule or portray posters as 'bad people' for liking or arguing in favour of the 'wrong' characters in a fictional setting. That some people are unable to separate fiction from reality is, quite frankly, not my concern. Someone immersing themselves in a fictional story and rooting for the 'bad guys' is not in any way a statement in support of such events happening in the real world.

It's perfectly possible to say 'I don't like this character or faction' without drawing bizarre conclusions about those who do. Which is precisely why I'm not petty enough to go around declaring that if someone likes Venat then that means that they support genocide in the real world.
Again, rooting for the bad guys is fine. But not all reasons for doing so are valid or reasonable.

For example, it's one thing to say, "I root for the violent communist invaders in Red Dawn", but (to use a hyperbolic example) it's another to say, "I root for the violent communist invaders in Red Dawn because I support violent communist invaders IRL.

That's an extreme example, but I stand by the point; feel free to have any opinion you like, but that doesn't mean the reasons for said opinion are laudable.