[Turing_Machine]

" there's no reason to antagonize the other guy,"

Sure thing. Him going off about "obsessions" and suggesting (none too subtly) that Europeans are somehow morally superior to Americans was totally non-antagonistic. Totally.

[Raurin]

And do you rise above that and present your argument's best face, or do you fight fire with fire?

What's the goal? I'll admit I'm pretty new to this forum, but one of my favorite parts is the civility of discussion that I've seen in the comments.